"reslay" meaning in English

See reslay in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: reslays [present, singular, third-person], reslaying [participle, present], reslew [past], reslain [participle, past]
Etymology: re- + slay Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|re|slay}} re- + slay Head templates: {{en-verb|||reslew|reslain}} reslay (third-person singular simple present reslays, present participle reslaying, simple past reslew, past participle reslain)
  1. (transitive) To slay again. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-reslay-en-verb-q18RNaIM Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with re-

Inflected forms

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