slegge

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Middle English

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old English sleċġ, from Proto-Germanic *slagjǭ. The final vowel is generalised from the Old English inflected forms.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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slegge (plural slegges)

  1. sledgehammer

Descendants

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  • English: sledge
  • Scots: sleg

References

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Norwegian Nynorsk

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Noun

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slegge f (definite singular slegga, indefinite plural slegger, definite plural sleggene)

  1. alternative form of sleggje

Verb

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slegge (present tense sleggar, past tense slegga, past participle slegga, passive infinitive sleggast, present participle sleggande, imperative slegge/slegg)

  1. alternative form of sleggje