quellere
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Middle English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old English cwellere; equivalent to quellen + -er.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
quellere (plural quelleres)
- One entrusted with the duty of execution or torturing; a hangman.
- (rare) A killer or murderer; one who illegally kills.
Derived terms[edit]
Descendants[edit]
- English: queller
References[edit]
- “queller(e, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-11-12.