manslaga

Old English

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Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *manaslagō. Cognate with Old Saxon manslago and Old High German manslago. The expected Old Frisian cognate, monslaga, exists but has come to mean "murder." Equivalent to mann (person) +‎ slaga (killer).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmɑnˌslɑ.ɡɑ/, [ˈmɑnˌslɑ.ɣɑ]

Noun

manslaga m

  1. someone who kills a person: murderer, killer

Declension

Weak:

singular plural
nominative manslaga manslagan
accusative manslagan manslagan
genitive manslagan manslagena
dative manslagan manslagum

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