slean

See also: sleán

English

Noun

slean (plural sleans)

  1. Alternative spelling of slane

Anagrams

Old English

Etymology

From an earlier form *slehan, from Proto-Germanic *slahaną, from Proto-Indo-European *slak- (“to hit, strike, throw”). Cognate with Old Frisian slā, Old Saxon slahan (Low German slaan), Dutch slaan, Old High German slahan (German schlagen), Old Norse slá (Danish and Swedish slå), Gothic 𐍃𐌻𐌰𐌷𐌰𐌽 (slahan).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /slæːɑn/

Verb

slēan

  1. to hit, beat, strike, punch
    Ġif hwā mē sliehþ, iċ slēa hine eft heardor.
    If anyone hits me, I'll hit them back harder.
    Hē hine slōg tō grunde.
    He beat him to the ground.
    Hwȳ ne mæġ iċ hearde slēan on mīnum swefnum?
    Why can't I punch hard in my dreams?
  2. to mint
  3. to kill (especially violently); to slay
    Slogan fram eastsæ oð westsæ ond him nænig wiðstod. They slew from the east-sea to the west-sea and none withstood them. (Bede)
  4. to slaughter an animal for food

Conjugation
Conjugation of slēan (strong class 6)
infinitive slēan tō slēanne
indicative present past
1st-person singular slēa slōg
2nd-person singular slihst slōge
3rd-person singular slihþ slōg
plural slēaþ slōgon
subjunctive present past
singular slēa slōge
plural slēan slōgen
imperative
singular sleah
plural slēaþ
participle present past
slēande slagen

Derived terms

Descendants
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