deaþslege

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Old English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From dēaþ (“death”) +‎ sleġe (“blow”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈdæ͜ɑːθˌsle.je/

Noun

dēaþsleġe m

  1. deathblow
    • 10th century, Exeter Book Riddle 5‎:
      …ac mē eċġa dolg ēacen weorðað þurh dēaðsleġe dagum and nihtum.
      …but for me wounds of edges become widened through deathblow by days and nights.

Declension

Strong i-stem:

singular plural
nominative dēaþsleġe dēaþsleġas
accusative dēaþsleġe dēaþsleġas
genitive dēaþsleġes dēaþsleġa
dative dēaþsleġe dēaþsleġum
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