cwealm

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Old English

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Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *kwalm.

Pronunciation

Noun

cwealm m

  1. death
  2. slaughter, plague, pestilence

Declension

Strong a-stem:

singular plural
nominative cwealm cwealmas
accusative cwealm cwealmas
genitive cwealmes cwealma
dative cwealme cwealmum

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Descendants

  • Middle English: cwalm, quelm, qualm