Old English · noun
wælsliht
- Part of speech
- noun, masculine
- Declension
- strong i-stem
- IPA
- /ˈwælˌslixt/[ˈwælˌsliçt]
- Syllables
- ˈwæl · ˌslixt (2 syllables)
- Modern English
- slaughtercarnage
Meaning
-
slaughter in battle, slaughter, carnage
wrāþra wælsleahta, · winemǣga hryre:
So said an earth-stepper, mindful of hardships, of wrathful slaughters, of kinsmen fall:
Swā cwæð eardstapa, · earfeþa ġemyndiġ,
Declension
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | wælsliht | wælslihtas |
| Accusative | wælsliht | wælslihtas |
| Genitive | wælslihtes | wælslihta |
| Dative | wælslihte | wælslihtum |
All forms (6)
Etymology
From wæl (“slaughter”) + sliht (“killing”).
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