Old English · noun
deaþslege
Normalised dēaþsleġe
- Part of speech
- noun, masculine
- Declension
- strong i-stem
- IPA
- /ˈdæ͜ɑːθˌsle.je/
- Syllables
- ˈdæ͜ɑːθ · ˌsle · je (3 syllables)
- Modern English
- deathblow
Meaning
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deathblow
…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.
10th century, Exeter Book Riddle 5:
Declension
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | dēaþsleġe | dēaþsleġas |
| Accusative | dēaþsleġe | dēaþsleġas |
| Genitive | dēaþsleġes | dēaþsleġa |
| Dative | dēaþsleġe | dēaþsleġum |
All forms (5)
Etymology
From dēaþ (“death”) + sleġe (“blow”).
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