wælsliht

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Old English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From wæl (slaughter) +‎ sliht (killing).

Pronunciation

Noun

wælsliht m

  1. (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:

singular plural
nominative wælsliht wælslihtas
accusative wælsliht wælslihtas
genitive wælslihtes wælslihta
dative wælslihte wælslihtum

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