slean

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Noun 1.3 Anagrams 2 Old English 2.1 Etymology 2.2 Pronunciation 2.3 Verb 2.3.1 Conjugation 2.3.2 Derived terms 2.3.3 Descendants

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

• slean Hiberno-English word (from the Irish sleán), also written as slane, which see for definition.

[edit] Noun

slean (plural sleans)

1. (Hiberno-English) Alternative spelling of slane.

[edit] Anagrams

• Alphagram: aelns
• elans
• lanes
• leans
• slane

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[edit] Old English

[edit] Etymology

From an earlier form *slehan, from Proto-Germanic *slah-. Cognate with Old Saxon slahan (Dutch slaan), Old High German slahan (German schlagen), Old Norse slá (Danish and Swedish slå), Gothic 𐍃𐌻𐌰𐌷𐌰𐌽 (slahan).

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /slæːɑn/

[edit] Verb

slēan

1. to beat, strike
2. to kill (especially violently); to slay

   Slogan fram eastsæ oð westsæ ond him nænig wiðstod. They slew from the east-sea to the west-sea and none withstood them. (Bede)

3. to slaughter (an animal) for food

[edit] Conjugation

Class VI strong
present	singular	plural
1st person	slēa	slēaþ
2nd person	slehst
3rd person	slīhþ
subjunctive	slēa	slēan
preterite	singular	plural
1st person	slōh	slōgon
2nd person	slōge
3rd person	slōh
subjunctive	slōge	slōgen
imperative	singular	plural
	sleh	slēaþ
participle	present	past
	slegende	(ġe)slegen

[edit] Derived terms

• ġeslēan

[edit] Descendants

• English: slay