sleg

Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch slecht (“bad; (obsolete) ordinary”), from Middle Dutch slecht (“smooth, flat”), from Old Dutch *sleht, from Proto-Germanic *slihtaz.

Adjective

sleg (attributive slegte, comparative slegter, superlative slegste)

  1. bad

Dutch

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle Dutch slegge. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /slɛx/
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  • Hyphenation: sleg
  • Rhymes: -ɛx

Noun

sleg f (plural sleggen)

  1. wooden sledgehammer

Middle English

Noun

sleg

  1. Alternative form of slegge
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