geslean
Old English
editEtymology
editFrom ġe- + slēan. Cognate with Old High German gislahan.
Pronunciation
editVerb
editġeslēan
- to hit; strike, punch
- to kill
- to slaughter (an animal)
- (of a snake, insect, or arachnid) to bite or sting
- to pitch (a tent)
- to mint (coins, money)
- to move quickly and suddenly
Conjugation
editConjugation of ġeslēan (strong class 6)
infinitive | ġeslēan | ġeslēanne |
---|---|---|
indicative mood | present tense | past tense |
first person singular | ġeslēa | ġeslōg, ġeslōh |
second person singular | ġesliehst | ġeslōge |
third person singular | ġesliehþ | ġeslōg, ġeslōh |
plural | ġeslēaþ | ġeslōgon |
subjunctive | present tense | past tense |
singular | ġeslēa | ġeslōge |
plural | ġeslēan | ġeslōgen |
imperative | ||
singular | ġesleah | |
plural | ġeslēaþ | |
participle | present | past |
ġeslēande | ġeslæġen |
References
edit- Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “gesleán”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary[1], 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.