manslaga
Old English
Alternative forms
- mannslaga
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *manaslagō. Cognate with Old Saxon manslago and Old High German manslago. The expected Old Frisian cognate, monslaga, exists but has come to mean "murder." Equivalent to mann (“person”) + slaga (“killer”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmɑnˌslɑ.ɡɑ/, [ˈmɑnˌslɑ.ɣɑ]
Declension
Declension of manslaga (weak)
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | manslaga | manslagan |
| accusative | manslagan | manslagan |
| genitive | manslagan | manslagena |
| dative | manslagan | manslagum |
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References
- Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898), “mann-slaga”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.
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