Old English · noun

manslaga

Part of speech: noun, masculine
Declension: weak
IPA: /ˈmɑnˌslɑ.ɡɑ/
[ˈmɑnˌslɑ.ɣɑ]
Syllables: ˈmɑn · ˌslɑ · ɡɑ (3 syllables)
Modern English: kills killer murderer someone

Meaning

someone who kills a person: murderer, killer

Declension

Declension of manslaga
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	manslaga	manslagan
Accusative	manslagan	manslagan
Genitive	manslagan	manslagena
Dative	manslagan	manslagum

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *manaslagō. Cognate with Old Saxon manslago and Old High German manslago. The expected Old Frisian cognate, monslaga, exists but has come to mean "murder." Equivalent to mann (“person”) + slaga (“killer”).

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