geslean

Old English

Etymology

From ġe- +‎ slēan. Cognate with Old High German gislahan.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /jeˈslæ͜ɑːn/

Verb

ġeslēan

1. to hit; strike, punch
2. to kill
3. to slaughter (an animal)
4. (of a snake, insect, or arachnid) to bite or sting
5. to pitch (a tent)
6. to mint (coins, money)
7. to move quickly and suddenly

Conjugation

Conjugation of ġeslēan (strong, class VI)

infinitive	ġeslēan	ġeslēanne
indicative mood	present tense	past tense
first person singular	ġeslēa	ġeslōg, ġeslōh
second person singular	ġesliehst	ġeslōge
third person singular	ġesliehþ	ġeslōg, ġeslōh
plural	ġeslēaþ	ġeslōgon
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	ġeslēa	ġeslōge
plural	ġeslēan	ġeslōgen
imperative
singular	ġesleah
plural	ġeslēaþ
participle	present	past
	ġeslēande	ġeslæġen

References

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