"sleen" meaning in Middle English

See sleen in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /slɛ̝ːn/ (note: from Old English slēan), /slɔ̝ːn/, /slaː/ [Northern] (note: from Anglian Old English slān or Old Norse slá), /ˈslæi̯(ə)n/ (note: from the past participle slayen, slayn)
Etymology: Inherited from Old English slēan, from Proto-West Germanic *slahan, from Proto-Germanic *slahaną. Development of the conjugation The introduction of the strong class 7 finite past slew presumably originated in Northern Middle English, where Old English /oː/ developed into /iu̯/ before the /x/ or /ɣ/ of the finite past stem, meaning that removal of this consonant by analogy with present forms and the past participle was sufficient to result in a form that resembled strong class 7 past forms such as blew, grew, and threw. As strong class 7 verbs typically had a single stem in both the present and past participle, this resulted in extension of the past participle stem slay- into the present (aided by the incipient merger of /aː/ and /æi̯/ in some Northern varieties). This conflation brought the class 7 past tense with it as it spread southwards, aided by the analogy of the variation between drew- and drow- in the finite past of drawen. The unusual persistence of the Old English umlauted past participle slæġen, sleġen as slayen, slayn (besides slawe, slawen from Old English slagan) is likely due to reinforcement by Old Norse sleginn. Etymology templates: {{yesno||i|I}} I, {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|enm|ang|slēan|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Old English slēan, {{inh+|enm|ang|slēan}} Inherited from Old English slēan, {{inh|enm|gmw-pro|*slahan}} Proto-West Germanic *slahan, {{inh|enm|gem-pro|*slahaną}} Proto-Germanic *slahaną, {{col-top|2|Development of the conjugation}} Development of the conjugation, {{m+|ang|slagan}} Old English slagan, {{cog|non|sleginn}} Old Norse sleginn Head templates: {{head|enm|verb|head=}} sleen, {{enm-verb|sleeth|sleynge|slough|slayen}} sleen (third-person singular simple present sleeth, present participle sleynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative slough, past participle slayen) Inflection templates: {{enm-conj-st|sle|slough|slow|slay|2a=slow|2a2=slew|2s2=slext|3a=slew|3s2=sleight|4a=slaw|c2=7|class=6|type=strong|y=2}} Forms: sleeth [present, singular, third-person], sleynge [participle, present], slough [first-person, indicative, past, singular, third-person], slayen [participle, past], strong [table-tags], sleen [infinitive], to sleen [infinitive], slee [infinitive], slee [first-person, present, singular], slough [first-person, past, singular], slow [first-person, past, singular], slew [first-person, past, singular], sleest [present, second-person, singular], slext [present, second-person, singular], slowe [past, second-person, singular], slewe [past, second-person, singular], sleeth [present, singular, third-person], sleight [present, singular, third-person], slough [past, singular, third-person], slow [past, singular, third-person], slew [past, singular, third-person], slee [present, singular, subjunctive], slowe [past, singular, subjunctive], slewe [past, singular, subjunctive], slee [imperative, present, singular], - [imperative, past, singular], sleen [plural, present], slee [plural, present], slowen [past, plural], slowe [past, plural], slewen [past, plural], slewe [past, plural], sleeth [imperative, plural, present], slee [imperative, plural, present], - [imperative, past, plural], sleynge [participle, present], sleende [participle, present], slayen [participle, past], yslayen [participle, past], slaye [participle, past], yslaye [participle, past], slawen [participle, past], yslawen [participle, past], slawe [participle, past], yslawe [participle, past], scle [alternative], sclee [alternative], sle [alternative], slee [alternative], slen [alternative], sleyn [alternative], slo [alternative], slon [alternative], slæn [alternative, Early-Middle-English], slea [alternative, Early-Middle-English], slean [alternative, Early-Middle-English], sley [alternative, Late-Middle-English], sleye [alternative, Late-Middle-English], scloo [alternative, Late-Middle-English], sloo [alternative, Late-Middle-English], sla [alternative], slan [alternative], slaw [alternative], slay [alternative], slaye [alternative]
  1. To strike, beat, or hit:
    To cut; to strike into pieces.
    Sense id: en-sleen-enm-verb-xouYp~Sm Categories (other): Alchemy Disambiguation of Alchemy: 13 0 8 10 12 0 0 23 23 0 0 12
  2. To strike, beat, or hit:
    To throw or force downwards.
    Sense id: en-sleen-enm-verb-lULuqJrV Categories (other): Violence Disambiguation of Violence: 8 13 8 9 9 7 7 8 8 7 7 9
  3. To strike, beat, or hit:
    To strike a fire (with flint)
    Sense id: en-sleen-enm-verb-DO0GymeS Categories (other): Fire Disambiguation of Fire: 0 0 62 0 0 0 0 0 0 38 0 0
  4. To kill; to cause the death of:
    To kill by execution or in battle.
    Sense id: en-sleen-enm-verb-fA-UcQvS Categories (other): Alchemy, Death Disambiguation of Alchemy: 13 0 8 10 12 0 0 23 23 0 0 12 Disambiguation of Death: 0 0 0 31 31 31 2 2 2 2 0 0
  5. To kill; to cause the death of:
    To kill or slaughter an animal or animals.
    Sense id: en-sleen-enm-verb-8Li3ibVL Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Alchemy, Death, Emotions Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 6 5 5 9 15 11 5 12 12 5 8 8 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 8 7 8 8 17 7 7 8 8 7 7 8 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 6 5 6 6 37 5 5 7 7 5 5 6 Disambiguation of Alchemy: 13 0 8 10 12 0 0 23 23 0 0 12 Disambiguation of Death: 0 0 0 31 31 31 2 2 2 2 0 0 Disambiguation of Emotions: 2 0 1 4 63 1 0 3 3 0 0 22
  6. To kill; to cause the death of:
    To be killed (from); to suffer death (by)
    Sense id: en-sleen-enm-verb-XuXZBeBZ Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Death Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 6 5 5 9 15 11 5 12 12 5 8 8 Disambiguation of Death: 0 0 0 31 31 31 2 2 2 2 0 0
  7. To destroy or demolish:
    To destroy or extinguish the soul.
    Sense id: en-sleen-enm-verb-ihxqiiDr
  8. To destroy or demolish:
    To damage or destroy (an abstraction, place or thing)     Synonyms: destroyen, merren, stroyen
    Sense id: en-sleen-enm-verb--qtfB~Z4 Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Alchemy Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 6 5 5 9 15 11 5 12 12 5 8 8 Disambiguation of Alchemy: 13 0 8 10 12 0 0 23 23 0 0 12
  9. To destroy or demolish:
    To overcome or eliminate (an abstraction, adversary, or disease)
    Sense id: en-sleen-enm-verb-rQlu2-YL Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Alchemy Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 6 5 5 9 15 11 5 12 12 5 8 8 Disambiguation of Alchemy: 13 0 8 10 12 0 0 23 23 0 0 12
  10. To destroy or demolish:
    To extinguish (a fire); to adulterate (a compound)
    Sense id: en-sleen-enm-verb-9sY1~MgR
  11. To ruin or undermine (a person):
    Sense id: en-sleen-enm-verb-UE8BSaOM
  12. To ruin or undermine (a person):
    To emotionally overwhelm or roil.
    Sense id: en-sleen-enm-verb-b29JR6CT Categories (other): Alchemy Disambiguation of Alchemy: 13 0 8 10 12 0 0 23 23 0 0 12

Alternative forms

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      "form": "sleynge",
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    {
      "form": "sleende",
      "source": "conjugation",
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "slayen",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "yslayen",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "slaye",
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    },
    {
      "form": "yslaye",
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        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "slawen",
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    },
    {
      "form": "yslawen",
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    },
    {
      "form": "slawe",
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    },
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      "form": "yslawe",
      "source": "conjugation",
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    {
      "form": "scle",
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    },
    {
      "form": "sclee",
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    },
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      "form": "sle",
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      "form": "slee",
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    },
    {
      "form": "slen",
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sleyn",
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "slo",
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "slon",
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        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "slæn",
      "tags": [
        "alternative",
        "Early-Middle-English"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "slea",
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        "Early-Middle-English"
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    {
      "form": "slean",
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    },
    {
      "form": "sley",
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    },
    {
      "form": "sleye",
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    },
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      "form": "scloo",
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      ]
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      "form": "sloo",
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      "form": "sla",
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      "form": "slan",
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    },
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      "form": "slaw",
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      ]
    },
    {
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        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "slaye",
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      ]
    }
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        "1": "sle",
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        "2a2": "slew",
        "2s2": "slext",
        "3": "slow",
        "3a": "slew",
        "3s2": "sleight",
        "4": "slay",
        "4a": "slaw",
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        "y": "2"
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  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
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          "_dis": "13 0 8 10 12 0 0 23 23 0 0 12",
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      "glosses": [
        "To strike, beat, or hit:",
        "To cut; to strike into pieces."
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        "To strike, beat, or hit:",
        "To throw or force downwards."
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        [
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    {
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      "ipa": "/slɛ̝ːn/",
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    {
      "ipa": "/slɔ̝ːn/"
    },
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      "ipa": "/slaː/",
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      "tags": [
        "Northern"
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      "ipa": "/ˈslæi̯(ə)n/",
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    }
  ],
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  ],
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}

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    "enm:Death",
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        "g3": "",
        "id": "",
        "lit": "",
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        "sort": "",
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        "past"
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        "past"
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        "past"
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        "past"
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        "past"
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      "form": "scle",
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    },
    {
      "form": "slon",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "slæn",
      "tags": [
        "alternative",
        "Early-Middle-English"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "slea",
      "tags": [
        "alternative",
        "Early-Middle-English"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "slean",
      "tags": [
        "alternative",
        "Early-Middle-English"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sley",
      "tags": [
        "alternative",
        "Late-Middle-English"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sleye",
      "tags": [
        "alternative",
        "Late-Middle-English"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "scloo",
      "tags": [
        "alternative",
        "Late-Middle-English"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sloo",
      "tags": [
        "alternative",
        "Late-Middle-English"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sla",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "slan",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "slaw",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "slay",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "slaye",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "enm",
        "2": "verb",
        "head": ""
      },
      "expansion": "sleen",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sleeth",
        "2": "sleynge",
        "3": "slough",
        "4": "slayen"
      },
      "expansion": "sleen (third-person singular simple present sleeth, present participle sleynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative slough, past participle slayen)",
      "name": "enm-verb"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sle",
        "2": "slough",
        "2a": "slow",
        "2a2": "slew",
        "2s2": "slext",
        "3": "slow",
        "3a": "slew",
        "3s2": "sleight",
        "4": "slay",
        "4a": "slaw",
        "c2": "7",
        "class": "6",
        "type": "strong",
        "y": "2"
      },
      "name": "enm-conj-st"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Middle English",
  "lang_code": "enm",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "To strike, beat, or hit:",
        "To cut; to strike into pieces."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "strike",
          "strike"
        ],
        [
          "beat",
          "beat"
        ],
        [
          "hit",
          "hit"
        ],
        [
          "cut",
          "cut"
        ],
        [
          "strike",
          "strike"
        ],
        [
          "piece",
          "piece"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "To strike, beat, or hit:",
        "To throw or force downwards."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "strike",
          "strike"
        ],
        [
          "beat",
          "beat"
        ],
        [
          "hit",
          "hit"
        ],
        [
          "throw",
          "throw"
        ],
        [
          "force",
          "force"
        ],
        [
          "downward",
          "downward"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "To strike, beat, or hit:",
        "To strike a fire (with flint)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "strike",
          "strike"
        ],
        [
          "beat",
          "beat"
        ],
        [
          "hit",
          "hit"
        ],
        [
          "strike",
          "strike"
        ],
        [
          "fire",
          "fire"
        ],
        [
          "flint",
          "flint#English"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "To kill; to cause the death of:",
        "To kill by execution or in battle."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "kill",
          "kill"
        ],
        [
          "cause",
          "cause"
        ],
        [
          "death",
          "death"
        ],
        [
          "kill",
          "kill"
        ],
        [
          "execution",
          "execution"
        ],
        [
          "battle",
          "battle"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "To kill; to cause the death of:",
        "To kill or slaughter an animal or animals."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "kill",
          "kill"
        ],
        [
          "cause",
          "cause"
        ],
        [
          "death",
          "death"
        ],
        [
          "kill",
          "kill"
        ],
        [
          "slaughter",
          "slaughter"
        ],
        [
          "animal",
          "animal"
        ],
        [
          "animal",
          "animal"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "To kill; to cause the death of:",
        "To be killed (from); to suffer death (by)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "kill",
          "kill"
        ],
        [
          "cause",
          "cause"
        ],
        [
          "death",
          "death"
        ],
        [
          "kill",
          "kill"
        ],
        [
          "from",
          "from#English"
        ],
        [
          "suffer",
          "suffer"
        ],
        [
          "death",
          "death"
        ],
        [
          "by",
          "by#English"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "To destroy or demolish:",
        "To destroy or extinguish the soul."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "destroy",
          "destroy"
        ],
        [
          "demolish",
          "demolish"
        ],
        [
          "destroy",
          "destroy"
        ],
        [
          "extinguish",
          "extinguish"
        ],
        [
          "soul",
          "soul"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "To destroy or demolish:",
        "To damage or destroy (an abstraction, place or thing)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "destroy",
          "destroy"
        ],
        [
          "demolish",
          "demolish"
        ],
        [
          "damage",
          "damage"
        ],
        [
          "destroy",
          "destroy"
        ],
        [
          "abstraction",
          "abstraction#English"
        ],
        [
          "place",
          "place#English"
        ],
        [
          "thing",
          "thing#English"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "destroyen"
        },
        {
          "word": "merren"
        },
        {
          "word": "stroyen"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "To destroy or demolish:",
        "To overcome or eliminate (an abstraction, adversary, or disease)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "destroy",
          "destroy"
        ],
        [
          "demolish",
          "demolish"
        ],
        [
          "overcome",
          "overcome"
        ],
        [
          "eliminate",
          "eliminate"
        ],
        [
          "abstraction",
          "abstraction#English"
        ],
        [
          "adversary",
          "adversary#English"
        ],
        [
          "disease",
          "disease#English"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "To destroy or demolish:",
        "To extinguish (a fire); to adulterate (a compound)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "destroy",
          "destroy"
        ],
        [
          "demolish",
          "demolish"
        ],
        [
          "extinguish",
          "extinguish"
        ],
        [
          "fire",
          "fire#English"
        ],
        [
          "adulterate",
          "adulterate"
        ],
        [
          "compound",
          "compound#English"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "To ruin or undermine (a person)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "ruin",
          "ruin"
        ],
        [
          "undermine",
          "undermine"
        ],
        [
          "person",
          "person#English"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "To ruin or undermine (a person):"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "To ruin or undermine (a person):",
        "To emotionally overwhelm or roil."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "ruin",
          "ruin"
        ],
        [
          "undermine",
          "undermine"
        ],
        [
          "person",
          "person#English"
        ],
        [
          "emotionally",
          "emotionally"
        ],
        [
          "overwhelm",
          "overwhelm"
        ],
        [
          "roil",
          "roil"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/slɛ̝ːn/",
      "note": "from Old English slēan"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/slɔ̝ːn/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/slaː/",
      "note": "from Anglian Old English slān or Old Norse slá",
      "tags": [
        "Northern"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈslæi̯(ə)n/",
      "note": "from the past participle slayen, slayn"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "Germanic umlaut"
  ],
  "word": "sleen"
}

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