broþorcwealm

Old English

Etymology

From brōþor (“brother”) +‎ cwealm (“slaughter”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbroː.θorˌkwæ͜ɑlm/, [ˈbroː.ðorˌkwæ͜ɑɫm]

Noun

brōþorcwealm m

1. brother murder, fratricide

Declension

Strong a-stem:

	singular	plural
nominative	brōþorcwealm	brōþorcwealmas
accusative	brōþorcwealm	brōþorcwealmas
genitive	brōþorcwealmes	brōþorcwealma
dative	brōþorcwealme	brōþorcwealmum

References

• Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “brōþorcwealm”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary‎^[1], 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.