Old English · noun
mansliht
- Part of speech
- noun, masculine
- Declension
- strong i-stem
- IPA
- /ˈmɑnˌslixt/[ˈmɑnˌsliçt]
- Syllables
- ˈmɑn · ˌslixt (2 syllables)
- Modern English
- killing
Meaning
-
killing of a person: murder, killing
Declension
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | mansliht | manslihtas |
| Accusative | mansliht | manslihtas |
| Genitive | manslihtes | manslihta |
| Dative | manslihte | manslihtum |
All forms (6)
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *manaslahti. Cognate with Old High German manslaht. Equivalent to mann (“person”) + sliht (“killing”).
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