| 释义 |
† quelm, v. Obs.
[OE. cwęlman, cwięlman (= OS. quelmian once in Hel.), f. cwealm qualm.]
trans. To torment; to kill, destroy.
c825Vesp. Psalter xxxvi. 11 Ðenedon boᵹan his..ðæt hie cwaelmen ða rehtheortan. 971Blickl. Hom. 63 Judas nu is cwylmed..on þæm ecum witum. a1300E.E. Psalter xxxvi. 14 He bent his bowe..þat he..quelm rightwis of hert.
Hence † ˈquelmer, a destroyer. Obs.
c1425Lydg. Assembly of Gods 709 Quelmers of chyldren, with fornycatours. |