Old English · adjective
scyldwreccende
- Part of speech
- adjective
- IPA
- /ˈʃyld.wrek.ken.de/[ˈʃyɫd.wrek.ken.de]
- Syllables
- ˈʃyld · wrek · ken · de (4 syllables)
Meaning
punishing guilt (used to describe hell)
Etymology
sċyld (“guilt”) + wrecende (present participle of wrecan (“to punish”))
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