wælreow

Old English

Alternative forms
  • ƿælreoƿ

Etymology

From wæl +‎ hrēoh.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈwælreːow/

Adjective

wælrēow

  1. (poetic) fierce in slaughter
    He þæt ful geþeah / wælreow wiga. He took the cup, that warrior fierce in combat. (Beowulf, ll. 628-9)
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