slyngen
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Middle English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Old Norse slyngja, slyngva, from Proto-Germanic *slingwaną.
Pronunciation[edit]
Verb[edit]
slyngen
- To sling, hurl, or toss (usually towards a specified location)
- To use a weapon (especially a sling) to hurl a projectile.
- To attack or hit (especially with a sling)
- To destroy or kill; to end or eliminate.
- (rare) To dispose or get rid of; to throw away.
- (rare) To launch, hurl or sling oneself.
Conjugation[edit]
Conjugation of slyngen (strong class 3)
1Replaced by the indicative in later Middle English.
2Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.
Descendants[edit]
References[edit]
- “slingen, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-07-09.
Norwegian Bokmål[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Noun[edit]
slyngen m or f
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- enm:Death
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