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Middle English
Noun
cwellere
- (Early Middle English) Alternative form of quellere
Old English
Etymology
From cwellan (“to kill”) + -ere (agent suffix)
Pronunciation
Noun
cwellere m
- killer
- executioner
- late 10th century, Ælfric, "Ash-Wednesday"
Þā cwæð eall sēo meniu þe ðǣr mid stōd ofwundrod þæt sē cwellere ne sceolde swencan hī nā leng...- Then said all the multitude who stood there astonished, that the executioner should vex her no longer,...
- tormentor
Declension
Declension of cwellere (strong ja-stem)
Descendants