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Old English · noun

slecg

Normalised sleċġ

Part of speech
noun, feminine
Declension
strong ō-stem
IPA
/slejj/
[sled͡ʒ]
Syllables
slejj (1 syllable)
Modern English
sledgehammersledge

Meaning

  1. sledgehammer

Declension

Declension of slecg
SingularPlural
Nominative sleċġsleċġasleċġe
Accusative sleċġesleċġasleċġe
Genitive sleċġesleċġa
Dative sleċġesleċġum

All forms (4)

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *slagjō, *slagjǭ. Compare Old Norse sleggja (“sledgehammer”).

Descendants

sledge

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