forslean

Old English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /forˈslæ͜ɑːn/

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 VI)

infinitive	forslēan	forslēanne
indicative mood	present tense	past tense
first person singular	forslēa	forslōg, forslōh
second person singular	forsliehst	forslōge
third person singular	forsliehþ	forslōg, forslōh
plural	forslēaþ	forslōgon
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	forslēa	forslōge
plural	forslēan	forslōgen
imperative
singular	forsleah
plural	forslēaþ
participle	present	past
	forslēande	forslæġen

References

• Joseph Bosworth; T. Northcote Toller (1898), “forsleán”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, second edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.