Old English Dictionary Entry

Sleg-neát

Part of speech: es;

Definitions

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1 sleg-neát

n. A beast to be slaughtered :-- Hé geselle eghwelce gére tuá slegneát (slægnǽt, Chr. 852; Erl. 67, 39), Ch. Th. 105, 4. [Cf. Icel. slag-á a ewe to be slaughtered. "] Cf. sliht-swín. sleg-neat

Similar Words

-saca
-sacend
-sacung
-sagol
-sagun

Runic Inscription

ᛋᛚᛖᚷ-ᚾᛖᚪᛏ

Possible runic inscription in Anglo-Saxon futhorc

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

Icel.: Icelandic

Works & Authors

Chr.: Anglo-Saxon Chronicle
Erl.: Earle, J. (editor)
Th.: Thorpe, Benjamin (editor)

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