"slay" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [Englisch]

IPA: sleɪ Audio: En-us-slay.ogg , en-us-slay.ogg
Rhymes: eɪ Etymology: Ableitung von dem altenglischen Wort slēan, via Mittelenglisch sleen, slayn. Forms: simple present I, you, they, simple present slay, he slays, she slays, it slays, simple past slew, simple past slayed, present participle slaying, past participle slain, past participle slayed
  1. jemanden gewaltsam umbringen; abschlachten
    Sense id: de-slay-en-verb-9BPulDpB
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: slayable, slayer Coordinate_terms: murder, hit, bump off, kill, polish off Translations (literarisch; archaisch: jemanden gewaltsam umbringen; abschlachten): abschlachten (Deutsch), metzeln (Deutsch)

Inflected forms

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    },
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      "form": "he slays"
    },
    {
      "form": "she slays"
    },
    {
      "form": "it slays"
    },
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    },
    {
      "form": "simple past slayed"
    },
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    },
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    },
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