deaþslege
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Old English
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From dēaþ (“death”) + sleġe (“blow”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]dēaþsleġe m
- deathblow
- 10th century, Exeter Book Riddle 5[1]:
- …ac mē eċġa dolg ēacen weorðað þurh dēaðsleġe dagum and nihtum.
- …but for me wounds of edges become widened through deathblow by days and nights.
Declension
[edit]Declension of deaþslege (strong i-stem)
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
nominative | dēaþsleġe | dēaþsleġas |
accusative | dēaþsleġe | dēaþsleġas |
genitive | dēaþsleġes | dēaþsleġa |
dative | dēaþsleġe | dēaþsleġum |