Participles
| Present | ofslēande |
| Past | ofslæġen |
Indicative
Present
| 1st sing. | ofslēa |
| 2nd sing. | ofsliehst |
| 3rd sing. | ofsliehþ |
| 1st plur. | ofslēaþ |
| 2nd plur. | ofslēaþ |
| 3rd plur. | ofslēaþ |
Past
| 1st sing. | ofslōg; ofslōh |
| 2nd sing. | ofslōge |
| 3rd sing. | ofslōg; ofslōh |
| 1st plur. | ofslōgon |
| 2nd plur. | ofslōgon |
| 3rd plur. | ofslōgon |
Subjunctive
Present
| 1st sing. | ofslēa |
| 2nd sing. | ofslēa |
| 3rd sing. | ofslēa |
| 1st plur. | ofslēan |
| 2nd plur. | ofslēan |
| 3rd plur. | ofslēan |
Past
| 1st sing. | ofslōge |
| 2nd sing. | ofslōge |
| 3rd sing. | ofslōge |
| 1st plur. | ofslōgen |
| 2nd plur. | ofslōgen |
| 3rd plur. | ofslōgen |
Imperative
| Singular | ofsleah |
| Plural | ofslēaþ |
Verbs similar to 'ofslean'
beslean,
flean,
forslean,
geslean,
ofsacan,
slean,
toslean,
afyllan,
beflean,
belean,
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *abslahan, equivalent to of- + slēan. Cognate with Old High German abaslahan. See: Old High German 'abaslahan'.
Sample Sentences
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Þone ǣrestan þe hē tō ġebīecneþ, þone iċ ofslēa. (The first person he points to, that's who I'm killing.)
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Ne lǣtaþ ġē ēow self þǣr ūte ofslēan. (Don't get yourselves killed out there.)
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The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle
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Hēr man ofslōh Ælfwine bē Trēntan. (In this year a man slew Alvin near the Trent.)
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late 9th century, translation of Orosius’ History Against the Pagans
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Þǣr wæs Persa X M ofslæġen ġehorsedra, ⁊ eahtatiġ M fēþena,⁊ eahtatiġ M ġefangenra. (There, 10,000 Persian cavalry were slain, and 80,000 infanty, and 80,000 were captured.)
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The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle
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An. DCCCC.LXXX Hēr on þys ġēare wæs Æþelgār abbod tō bisċeope ġehālgod...tō þām bisċeopstōle æt Seolesīġġe. ⁊ on þām ylcan ġēare wæs Sūðhāmtūn forhergod fram sċipheriġe, ⁊ sēo burhwaru mǣst ofsleġen ⁊ ġehæft. ⁊ þȳ ilcan ġēare wæs Tenetland ġehergod. ⁊ þȳ ilcan ġēare wæs Leġeċeastersċīr ġehergod fram norð sċiphere. (Year 970 In this year Abbod Ethelgar was ordained bishop of the diocese at Selsey. And in the same year, Southhampton was plundered by a fleet, and most of the citizenry was slain or taken captive. And in the same year, Thanet was ravaged. And in the same year, Cheshire was ravaged by a northern fleet.)
Cognates
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