slieht

slieht
? adj level, smooth; in the compound eorþ\sliehtes;
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m (-es/-as) 1. stroke; 1a. a striking of coin; pening\slieht; 2. a stroke, flash of lightning; líget\slieht; 3. slaughter, murder, death by violence; 3a. the deadly stroke of disease; 3b. ge\slieht 2 battle; 4. what is to be killed, animals for slaughter; [Icelandic slátr: butcher's meat]; [sléan]

Old to modern English dictionary. 2013.

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  • eorðsliehtes — adv in an earth destroying manner; close to the ground; [old genitive of slieht, like nihtes of niht] …   Old to modern English dictionary

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