cwellere

cwellere

1. (Early Middle English) alternative form of quellere

From cwellan (“to kill”) +‎ -ere (agent suffix)

• IPA^(key): /ˈkwel.le.re/, [ˈkweɫ.ɫe.re]

cwellere m

1. killer
2. executioner
   • late 10th century, Ælfric, "Ash-Wednesday"

     Þā cwæð eall sēo meniu þe ðǣr mid stōd ofwundrod þæt sē cwellere ne sceolde swencan hī nā leng...

     Then said all the multitude who stood there astonished, that the executioner should vex her no longer,...

3. tormentor

Strong ja-stem:

• Middle English: quellere, cwellere, quellare, queller
  • English: queller