- slecg
- m (-es/-as) (sledge-) hammer, mallet
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sledge — I. noun Etymology: Middle English slegge, from Old English slecg; akin to Old Norse sleggja sledgehammer, Old English slēan to strike more at slay Date: before 12th century sledgehammer II. verb (sledged; sledging) Date: 1654 sledgehammer … New Collegiate Dictionary
sledge — sledge1 /slej/, n., v., sledged, sledging. n. 1. a vehicle of various forms, mounted on runners and often drawn by draft animals, used for traveling or for conveying loads over snow, ice, rough ground, etc. 2. a sled. 3. Brit. a sleigh. v.t., v.i … Universalium
sledgehammer — sledge|ham|mer [ˈsledʒˌhæmə US ər] n [Date: 1400 1500; Origin: sledge sledgehammer (11 21 centuries) (from Old English slecg) + hammer] a large heavy hammer … Dictionary of contemporary English
sledge — {{11}}sledge (1) heavy hammer, O.E. slecg, from P.Gmc. *slagj (Cf. O.N. sleggja, M.Swed. sleggia sledgehammer ), related to slean to strike (see SLAY (Cf. slay)). SLEDGEHAMMER (Cf. Sledgehammer) thus is pleonastic. {{12}} … Etymology dictionary
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sledge — sledge1 chiefly Brit. noun a vehicle on runners for travelling over snow or ice, either pushed, pulled, or allowed to slide downhill. ↘a toboggan. verb ride or carry on a sledge. Derivatives sledger noun sledging noun Origin C16: from MDu.… … English new terms dictionary
sledge — I [[t]slɛdʒ[/t]] n. v. sledged, sledg•ing 1) trs a vehicle mounted on runners and often drawn by draft animals, used for traveling or for conveying loads over snow, ice, rough ground, etc 2) trs a sled 3) trs brit. a sleigh 4) trs to convey or… … From formal English to slang
sledge — I. /slɛdʒ / (say slej) noun 1. any of various vehicles mounted on runners for travelling or conveying loads over snow, ice, rough ground, etc. 2. a vehicle mounted on runners, and of various forms, used for travelling over snow and ice, as in… …
slagjō — *slagjō germ., stark. Femininum (ō): nhd. Schlegel, Hammer; ne. sledge, hammer (Neutrum); Rekontruktionsbasis: an., ae.; Etymologie: s. ing. *slak , Verb … Germanisches Wörterbuch
slagjō- — *slagjō , *slagjōn germ., schwach. Femininum (n): nhd. Schlegel, Hammer; ne. sledge, hammer (Neutrum); Rekontruktionsbasis: an., ae.; Etymologie: s. ing. *slak , Verb … Germanisches Wörterbuch
