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Old English
Etymology
From wæl (“slaughter”) + sliht (“killing”).
Pronunciation
Noun
wælsliht m
- (poetic) slaughter in battle, slaughter, carnage
10th century, The Wanderer:Swā cwæð eardstapa, · earfeþa ġemyndiġ,
wrāþra wælsleahta, · winemǣga hryre:- So said an earth-stepper, mindful of hardships,
of wrathful slaughters, of kinsmen fall:
Declension
Strong i-stem:
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