eldertongue

Old English · verb

toslean

Normalised tōslēan

Part of speech
verb
Verb class
strong class VI
IPA
/toːˈslæ͜ɑːn/
Syllables
toː · ˈslæ͜ɑːn (2 syllables)
Modern English
demolishslicedestroy

Meaning

  1. to demolish, destroy

    Þæt wæs ǣrest þæt þunor tōslōg heora hīestan godes hūs Iufeses.

    That was before thunder destroyed the house of Jove, their highest god.

    late 9th century, translation of Orosius’ History Against the Pagans

  2. to break to pieces

  3. to slice in two

Conjugation

Conjugation of toslean
PresentPast
Indicative
1st singular tōslēatōslōgtōslōh
2nd singular tōsliehsttōslōge
3rd singular tōsliehþtōslōgtōslōh
Plural tōslēaþtōslōgon
Subjunctive
Singular tōslēatōslōge
Plural tōslēantōslōgen
Non-finite forms of toslean
Form
Infinitive tōslēan
Inflected infinitive tōslēanne
Imperative singular tōsleah
Imperative plural tōslēaþ
Present participle tōslēande
Past participle tōslæġen

All forms (14)

Etymology

By surface analysis, tō- + slēan

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