slege

1. pastparticiple ofslå

FromProto-West Germanic*slagi, fromProto-Germanic*slagiz.

• IPA^(key): /ˈsle.je/

sleġe m

1. hit:strike,blow,punch
   • early 11th century, anonymousgloss ofÆlfric'sLatinColloquy (c. 995) (edited into idiomatic prose)

     Mē is lēofre þæt iċ fisċ ġefō þe iċ ofslēan mæġ þonne fisċ þe nā mē selfne ānne, ac ēac mīne ġefēran mid ānesleġe mæġ besenċan oþþe ofslēan.

     I'd rather catch a fish I can kill than a fish that can sink or kill not only me, but also my fishing partners in oneblow. [Speaking of a whale.]

2. killing,murder
   • late 9th century,translation ofOrosius'History Against the Pagans

     Hēo þā (sēo cwēn Dameris) mid miċelre gnornunge ymb þæs cyningessleġe (hire suna) þenċende wæs, hū hēo hit ġewrecan meahte.

     Meanwhile,Queen Tomyris was grieving over the king (her son's)murder, plotting her revenge.

3. slaughter (of ananimal)
   • c. 996,Ælfric,"The Nativity of the Lord"

     Hē is ġelǣded tōsleġe swā swā sċēap.

     He's led like a sheep to theslaughter.

4. adefeat

Strongi-stem:

• slaga
• slēan
• sleċġ
• sleġel
• sliht

• Middle English:slay,sleye,slaye
  • English:sley

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