Old English · noun
wælreaf
- Part of speech
- noun, neuter
- IPA
- /ˈwælˌræ͜ɑːf/
- Syllables
- ˈwæl · ˌræ͜ɑːf (2 syllables)
Meaning
spoils of war, spoils taken from the slain
Etymology
From wæl (“slaughter, slain”) + rēaf (“plunder, spoils”). Cognate with Old Norse valrauf (“spoils”).
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