slain
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slain
- Past participle of slay
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slain (plural only)
- (with "the") Those who have been killed.
- 1906, Mary Elizabeth Lewis, The ethics of Wagner's The ring of the Nibelung, page 41:
- While the Valkyries were the choosers of the valorous slain, they were also obedient to the call of any in distress who asked their help.
- 1906, Mary Elizabeth Lewis, The ethics of Wagner's The ring of the Nibelung, page 41:
