sliht

Old English

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /slixt/, [sliçt]

Etymology 1

    From Proto-West Germanic *slahti, *slahtu, from Proto-Germanic *slahtuz.

    Alternative forms

    Noun

    sliht m

    1. hit or strike
    2. killing, murder
    3. (of a coin) striking
    4. (of lightning) stroke; flash
    5. deadly stroke of disease
    6. that which is to be killed; animals for slaughter
    Declension

    Strong i-stem:

    singular plural
    nominative sliht slihtas
    accusative sliht slihtas
    genitive slihtes slihta
    dative slihte slihtum
    Derived terms
    Descendants
    • Middle English: slaht, slæht, slauȝt, slaught, slehte, sleȝte, sleiȝt

    Etymology 2

      From Proto-West Germanic *sliht, from Proto-Germanic *slihtaz.

      Adjective

      sliht

      1. level; smooth
      Declension
      Derived terms
      • eorþslihtes
      Descendants