deaþslege

Old English

Alternative forms

• dēaðsleġe

Etymology

From dēaþ (“death”) +‎ sleġe (“blow”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdæ͜ɑːθˌsle.je/

Noun

dēaþsleġe m

1. deathblow
   • 10th century, Exeter Book Riddle 5‎^[1]:

     …ac mē eċġa dolg ēacen weorðað þurh dēaðsleġe dagum and nihtum.

     …but for me wounds of edges become widened through deathblow by days and nights.

Declension

Strong i-stem:

	singular	plural
nominative	dēaþsleġe	dēaþsleġas
accusative	dēaþsleġe	dēaþsleġas
genitive	dēaþsleġes	dēaþsleġa
dative	dēaþsleġe	dēaþsleġum