Ealuscerwen (ealuscerƿen, [ˈæ͜ɑ.lu.ʃerˠ.wen]) is an Old English hapax legomenon found in Beowulf (verse 769). Since it appears to refer to a part of Anglo-Saxon...

Valkyrie Sigrdrífa. Theories have been suggested that the unique term ealuscerwen (possibly "pouring away of alu"), used to describe grief or terror in...