slean

Noun

slean (plural sleans)

1. Alternative spelling of slane

Anagrams

• ANSEL, Ansel, Elsan, L'Anse, Nales, Slane, elans, enals, lanes, leans, neals, slane

Etymology

From an earlier form *slehan, from Proto-Germanic *slahaną, from Proto-Indo-European *slak- (“to hit, strike, throw”). Cognate with Old Frisian slā, Old Saxon slahan (Low German slaan), Dutch slaan, Old High German slahan (German schlagen), Old Norse slá (Danish and Swedish slå), Gothic 𐍃𐌻𐌰𐌷𐌰𐌽 (slahan).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /slæːɑn/

Verb

slēan

1. to beat, strike
2. to kill (especially violently); to slay

   Slogan fram eastsæ oð westsæ ond him nænig wiðstod. They slew from the east-sea to the west-sea and none withstood them. (Bede)

3. to slaughter (an animal) for food