eldertongue

Old English · verb

ofslean

Normalised ofslēan

Part of speech
verb
Verb class
strong class VI
IPA
/ofˈslæ͜ɑːn/
Syllables
of · ˈslæ͜ɑːn (2 syllables)

Meaning

  1. to kill

    Þone ǣrestan þe hē tō ġebīecneþ, þone iċ ofslēa.

    The first person he points to, that's who I'm killing.

Conjugation

Conjugation of ofslean
PresentPast
Indicative
1st singular ofslēaofslōgofslōh
2nd singular ofsliehstofslōge
3rd singular ofsliehþofslōgofslōh
Plural ofslēaþofslōgon
Subjunctive
Singular ofslēaofslōge
Plural ofslēanofslōgen
Non-finite forms of ofslean
Form
Infinitive ofslēan
Inflected infinitive ofslēanne
Imperative singular ofsleah
Imperative plural ofslēaþ
Present participle ofslēande
Past participle ofslæġenofsleġen

All forms (15)

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *abslahan, equivalent to of- + slēan. Cognate with Old High German abaslahan.

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