forslean

Old English

Etymology

From for- +‎ slēan. Cognate with Old High German firslahan.

Verb

forslēan

  1. To break, destroy, kill, smite, slay, strike with violence.
  2. To wound by striking or with a blow, cut through, break with a stroke.
  3. To make slaughter of, defeat with slaughter, beat an enemy.
  4. To condemn.
  5. (figuratively) To overthrow, rout.

Conjugation
Conjugation of forslēan (strong class 6)
infinitive forslēan tō forslēanne
indicative present past
1st-person singular forslēa forslōh
2nd-person singular forslehst forslōge
3rd-person singular forslīhþ forslōh
plural forslēaþ forslōgon
subjunctive present past
singular forslēa forslōge
plural forslēan forslōgen
imperative
singular forsleh
plural forslēaþ
participle present past
forslegende forslagen

References
  • forsleán in Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary
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