sleg

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Etymology

From Dutch slecht (bad), from Middle Dutch slecht (smooth, flat, plain, simple), from Old Dutch *sleht, from Proto-Germanic *slihtaz.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /slɛχ ~ slæχ/
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Adjective

sleg (attributive slegte, comparative slegter, superlative slegste)

  1. bad

Inflection

Derived terms

Dutch

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle Dutch slegge, from Old Dutch *slegga, from Proto-Germanic *slagjǭ.

Pronunciation

Noun

sleg f (plural sleggen)

  1. wooden sledgehammer

Middle English

Noun

sleg

  1. Alternative form of slegge