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Old English
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *abslahan, equivalent to of- + slēan. Cognate with Old High German abaslahan.
Pronunciation
Verb
ofslēan
- to kill
- The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle
Hēr man ofslōh Ælfwine bē Trēntan.- In this year a man slew Alvin near the Trent.
- late 9th century, translation of Orosius’ History Against the Pagans
Þǣr wæs Persa X M ofslæġen ġehorsedra, ⁊ eahtatiġ M fēþena,⁊ eahtatiġ M ġefangenra.- There, 10,000 Persian cavalry were slain, and 80,000 infanty, and 80,000 were captured.
Þone ǣrestan þe hē tō ġebīecneþ, þone iċ ofslēa.- The first person he points to, that's who I'm killing.
Ne lǣtaþ ġē ēow self þǣr ūte ofslēan.- Don't get yourselves killed out there.
Conjugation
Descendants