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Old English · noun

wælhreownes

Normalised wælhrēownes

Part of speech
noun, feminine
Declension
strong ō-stem
IPA
/ˈwælˌxre͜oːw.nes/
[ˈwælˌr̥e͜oːw.nes]
Syllables
ˈwæl · ˌxre͜oːw · nes (3 syllables)
Modern English
cruelty

Meaning

  1. cruelty

Declension

All forms (4)

Etymology

From wælhrēow + -nes.

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