scyldwreccende

Old English

Etymology

sċyld (“guilt”) +‎ wrecende (present participle of wrecan (“to punish”))

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʃyld.wrek.ken.de/, [ˈʃyɫd.wrek.ken.de]

Adjective

sċyldwreccende

  1. (poetic) punishing guilt (used to describe hell)

References

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