Old English · noun
cwellere
- Part of speech
- noun, masculine
- Declension
- strong ja-stem
- IPA
- /ˈkwel.le.re/[ˈkweɫ.ɫe.re]
- Syllables
- ˈkwel · le · re (3 syllables)
- Modern English
- quellerexecutionerkillertormentor
Meaning
-
killer
-
executioner
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,...
late 10th century, Ælfric, "Ash-Wednesday" -
tormentor
Declension
All forms (5)
Etymology
From cwellan (“to kill”) + -ere (agent suffix)
Descendants
queller
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