Old English · noun
hellewite
Normalised hellewīte
- Part of speech
- noun, neuter
- Declension
- strong ja-stem
- IPA
- /ˈxel.leˌwiː.te/[ˈheɫ.ɫeˌwiː.te]
- Syllables
- ˈxel · le · ˌwiː · te (4 syllables)
- Modern English
- tormentshellfirepunishmenteternal
Meaning
-
the torments of hell; eternal punishment, hellfire
Declension
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | hellewīte | hellewītu |
| Accusative | hellewīte | hellewītu |
| Genitive | hellewītes | hellewīta |
| Dative | hellewīte | hellewītum |
All forms (5)
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *halljuwītī, from Proto-Germanic *haljōwītiją. Equivalent to hell (“hell”) + wīte (“punishment”).
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