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cwelman

  • verb [ weak ]
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Grammar
cwelman, cwylman, cwilman; part. -ende; p. de; pp. ed [cwealm, cwelm death, destruction, torment]
Wright's OE grammar
§530; §643;
To torture, torment, destroy, kill; trucidare, cruciare
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  • Cwelmende fýr

    destroying fires,

    • Exon. 22a
      • ;
    • Th. 59, 28
      • ;
    • Cri. 959
      • .

  • He wæs ðæt folc cwilmende

    he tortured the people,

    • Ors. 1, 12
      • ;
    • Bos. 36,
      • 25.

  • He eorþ-cyningas yrmde and cwelmde

    he oppressed and slew the kings of the earth,

    • Bt. Met. Fox 9, 94
      • ;
    • Met. 9,
      • 47.

  • Mæssepreóstas wǽron cwylmde

    sacerdotes trucidabantur,

    • Bd. 1, 15
      • ;
    • S. 484, 1: 4, 13
      • ;
    • S. 582, note 29
      • .

  • Hí hálge cwelmdon

    they slew the holy,

    • Exon. 66a
      • ;
    • Th. 243, 24
      • ;
    • Jul. 15
      • .

  • Ðæt hí cwylmen rihte heortan

    ut trucident rectos corde,

    • Ps. Spl. 36,
      • 15.

  • Ðú hungre scealt cwylmed weorþan

    thou shalt be put to death with hunger,

    • Elen. Kmbl. 1373
      • ;
    • El. 688
      • .
Etymology
[
0. Sax. quelmian to kill .
]
Derived forms
ge-cwelman , ge-cwylman
Linked entries
v.  cwilman cwylman cwylmende.
Entry information
Citation

Bosworth, Joseph. “cwelman.” In An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary Online, edited by Thomas Northcote Toller, Christ Sean, and Ondřej Tichy. Prague: Faculty of Arts, Charles University, 2014. https://bosworthtoller.com/6928.

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