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sl
e
ġe
N (masc)
a stroke, blow
Source:
Ringe 2014
:208,
https://bosworthtoller.com/27986
originates from: PGmc
*slagiz
'blow, stroke' (slagiz
>
slagi
>
slægi
>
slæġi
>
sleġi
>
sleġe) through pgmc-to-oe
(source:
Ringe 2014
:208)
Component of compounds
dēaþsleġe
'death-blow'
in
Exeter Book Riddle 5
Paradigms