forslean
Old English edit
Etymology edit
From for- + slēan. Cognate with Old High German firslahan.
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
forslēan
- to break, destroy, kill, smite, slay, strike with violence
- to wound by striking or with a blow, cut through, break with a stroke
- to make slaughter of, defeat with slaughter, beat an enemy
- to condemn
- (figuratively) to overthrow, rout
Conjugation edit
Conjugation of forslēan (strong class 6)
infinitive | forslēan | forslēanne |
---|---|---|
indicative mood | present tense | past tense |
first person singular | forslēa | forslōg, forslōh |
second person singular | forsliehst | forslōge |
third person singular | forsliehþ | forslōg, forslōh |
plural | forslēaþ | forslōgon |
subjunctive | present tense | past tense |
singular | forslēa | forslōge |
plural | forslēan | forslōgen |
imperative | ||
singular | forsleah | |
plural | forslēaþ | |
participle | present | past |
forslēande | forslæġen |
References edit
- Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “forsleán”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary[1], 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.