cwealm

Old English

Alternative forms

• cwelm

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *kwalm.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kwæ͜ɑlm/, [kwæ͜ɑɫm]

Noun

cwealm m

1. death
2. slaughter, plague, pestilence

Declension

Strong a-stem:

	singular	plural
nominative	cwealm	cwealmas
accusative	cwealm	cwealmas
genitive	cwealmes	cwealma
dative	cwealme	cwealmum

Synonyms

• cwalu
• swylt

Derived terms

• bealocwealm
• cwealmbǣre

Descendants

• Middle English: cwalm, quelm, qualm
  • English: qualm
  • Scots: qualm