† ˈmanqualm Obs.
[OE. manncwealm: see man n.1 and qualm n.1]
Plague, pestilence.
| a 900 O. E. Chron. an. 664 Þy ilcan ᵹeare wæs micel man cuealm. c 1205 Lay. 3908 Þær after com swulke mon-qualm {thbar} lute hær cwike læfden. 1297 R. Glouc. (Rolls) 8599 So gret manqualm þat monimon al vnbured lay. a 1340 Hampole Psalter i. 1 Moryn or manqwalm..þat nerand corompis all men. |