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Old English
Etymology
From wæl (“slaughter, slain”) + rēaf (“plunder, spoils”). Cognate with Old Norse valrauf (“spoils”).
Pronunciation
Noun
wælrēaf n
- spoils of war, spoils taken from the slain
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