forslean
Old English
Etymology
From for- + slēan. Cognate with Old High German firslahan.
Pronunciation
Verb
forslēan
- to break, destroy, kill, smite, slay, strike with violence
- to wound by striking or with a blow, cut through, break with a stroke
- to make slaughter of, defeat with slaughter, beat an enemy
- to condemn
- (figuratively) to overthrow, rout
Conjugation
Conjugation of forslēan (strong class 6)
| infinitive | forslēan | forslēanne |
|---|---|---|
| indicative mood | present tense | past tense |
| first person singular | forslēa | forslōg, forslōh |
| second person singular | forsliehst | forslōge |
| third person singular | forsliehþ | forslōg, forslōh |
| plural | forslēaþ | forslōgon |
| subjunctive | present tense | past tense |
| singular | forslēa | forslōge |
| plural | forslēan | forslōgen |
| imperative | ||
| singular | forsleah | |
| plural | forslēaþ | |
| participle | present | past |
| forslēande | forslæġen, forslagen, forsleġen | |
References
- Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “forsleán”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary[1], 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.