manslago

Old High German

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *manaslagō. Cognate with Old English manslaga. The expected Old Frisian cognate, monslaga, exists but has come to mean "murder". By surface analysis, man +‎ slahan +‎ -o.

Noun

manslago m

1. someone who kills a person: murderer, killer

Declension

Declension of manslago (masculine n-stem)

case	singular	plural
nominative	manslago	manslagon, manslagun
accusative	manslagon, manslagun	manslagon, manslagun
genitive	manslagen, manslagin	manslagōno
dative	manslagen, manslagin	manslagōm, manslagōn

Related terms

• manslaht