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Middle English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Old English sleċġ, from Proto-Germanic *slagjǭ. The final vowel is generalised from the Old English inflected forms.
Pronunciation
Noun
slegge (plural slegges)
- sledgehammer
Descendants
References
Norwegian Nynorsk
Noun
slegge f (definite singular slegga, indefinite plural slegger, definite plural sleggene)
- alternative form of sleggje
Verb
slegge (present tense sleggar, past tense slegga, past participle slegga, passive infinitive sleggast, present participle sleggande, imperative slegge/slegg)
- alternative form of sleggje