broþorcwealm

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Old English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From brōþor (“brother”) +‎ cwealm (“slaughter”).

Pronunciation[edit]

IPA^(key): /ˈbroː.θorˌkwæ͜ɑlm/, [ˈbroː.ðorˌkwæ͜ɑɫm]

Noun[edit]

brōþorcwealm m

brother murder, fratricide

Declension[edit]

Declension of broþorcwealm (strong a-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	brōþorcwealm	brōþorcwealmas
accusative	brōþorcwealm	brōþorcwealmas
genitive	brōþorcwealmes	brōþorcwealma
dative	brōþorcwealme	brōþorcwealmum

References[edit]

Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “brōþorcwealm”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary‎^[1], 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.

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