helleware

== Middle English == === Alternative forms === helle ware hellewaress (Ormulum) === Etymology === Inherited from Old English hellewaran pl; by surface analysis, helle (“hell”) +‎ -ware (“inhabitants”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈhɛl(ə)ˌwaːr(ə)/ (Early Middle English) IPA(key): /ˈhɛlləˌwarə/ === Noun === helleware pl (plural only) (Early Middle English) The denizens of Hell; the demons. ==== References ==== “helle, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.