Old English edit

Etymology edit

From be- +‎ slēan. Cognate with Old Frisian bislā, Old High German bislahan.

Pronunciation edit

Verb edit

beslēan

  1. to beat, strike or cut off, take away, bereave
  2. (transitive)
    1. (literal) to strike, smite.
    2. (figuratively) to strike with disease, place with violence, dash, inflict.
  3. (intransitive) to strike, give a blow, force a passage

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