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Old English · verb

cwylman

Part of speech
verb
Verb class
weak class 1
IPA
/ˈkwyl.mɑn/
[ˈkwyɫ.mɑn]
Syllables
ˈkwyl · mɑn (2 syllables)
Modern English
mortifyslaytorture

Meaning

  1. to torture, torment

  2. to kill, slay, mortify

Conjugation

Conjugation of cwylman
PresentPast
Indicative
1st singular cwylmecwylmde
2nd singular cwylmestcwylmstcwylmdest
3rd singular cwylmeþcwylmþcwylmde
Plural cwylmaþcwylmdon
Subjunctive
Singular cwylmecwylmde
Plural cwylmencwylmden
Non-finite forms of cwylman
Form
Infinitive cwylman
Inflected infinitive cwylmenne
Imperative singular cwylm
Imperative plural cwylmaþ
Present participle cwylmende
Past participle cwylmedġecwylmed

All forms (17)

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-West Germanic *kwalmijan (“to kill, torture”). Equivalent to cwealm (“death, slaughter”) + -ian.

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