ofslean

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *abslahan, equivalent to of- +‎ slēan. Cognate with Old High German abaslahan.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ofˈslæ͜ɑːn/

Verb

ofslēan

1. to kill

   Þone ǣrestan þe hē tō ġebīecneþ, þone iċ ofslēa.

   The first person he points to, that's who I'm killing.

   Ne lǣtaþ ġē ēow self þǣr ūte ofslēan.

   Don't get yourselves killed out there.

   • The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle

     Hēr man ofslōh Ælfwine bē Trēntan.

     In this year a man slew Alvin near the Trent.

   • late 9th century, translation of Orosius’ History Against the Pagans

     Þǣr wæs Persa X M ofslæġen ġehorsedra, ⁊ eahtatiġ M fēþena,⁊ eahtatiġ M ġefangenra.

     There, 10,000 Persian cavalry were slain, and 80,000 infanty, and 80,000 were captured.

   • The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle

     An. DCCCC.LXXX Hēr on þys ġēare wæs Æþelgār abbod tō bisċeope ġehālgod...tō þām bisċeopstōle æt Seolesīġġe. ⁊ on þām ylcan ġēare wæs Sūðhāmtūn forhergod fram sċipheriġe, ⁊ sēo burhwaru mǣst ofsleġen ⁊ ġehæft. ⁊ þȳ ilcan ġēare wæs Tenetland ġehergod. ⁊ þȳ ilcan ġēare wæs Leġeċeastersċīr ġehergod fram norð sċiphere.

     Year 970 In this year Abbod Ethelgar was ordained bishop of the diocese at Selsey. And in the same year, Southhampton was plundered by a fleet, and most of the citizenry was slain or taken captive. And in the same year, Thanet was ravaged. And in the same year, Cheshire was ravaged by a northern fleet.

Conjugation

Conjugation of ofslēan (strong, class VI)

infinitive	ofslēan	ofslēanne
indicative mood	present tense	past tense
first person singular	ofslēa	ofslōg, ofslōh
second person singular	ofsliehst	ofslōge
third person singular	ofsliehþ	ofslōg, ofslōh
plural	ofslēaþ	ofslōgon
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	ofslēa	ofslōge
plural	ofslēan	ofslōgen
imperative
singular	ofsleah
plural	ofslēaþ
participle	present	past
	ofslēande	ofslæġen, ofsleġen

Related terms

• ofsleġennes
• ofsleġe
• unofsleġen

Descendants

• Middle English: ofslēn