Old English · noun
dolgslege
- Part of speech
- noun, masculine
- IPA
- /ˈdolɡˌsle.je/[ˈdoɫɣˌsle.je]
- Syllables
- ˈdolɡ · ˌsle · je (3 syllables)
- Modern English
- slewounds
Meaning
-
a blow that wounds (as opposed to a dēaþsleġe (“a killing blow”))
Etymology
From dolg (“wound”) + sleġe (“hit, stike, blow”)
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