sliht

Old English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /slixt/, [sliçt]

Etymology 1

From Proto-West Germanic *slahti, *slahtu, from Proto-Germanic *slahtuz.

Alternative forms

• sleaht, sleht, slieht, slyht, slīet

Noun

sliht m

1. hit or strike
2. killing, murder
3. (of a coin) striking
4. (of lightning) stroke; flash
5. deadly stroke of disease
6. that which is to be killed; animals for slaughter

Declension

Strong i-stem:

	singular	plural
nominative	sliht	slihtas
accusative	sliht	slihtas
genitive	slihtes	slihta
dative	slihte	slihtum

Derived terms

• hlōþsliht
• līeġetsliht
• mansliht
• wælsliht

Descendants

• Middle English: slaht, slæht, slauȝt, slaught, slehte, sleȝte, sleiȝt
  • English: slaught

Etymology 2

From Proto-West Germanic *sliht, from Proto-Germanic *slihtaz.

Adjective

sliht

1. level; smooth

Declension

Declension of sliht — Strong

Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	sliht	sliht	sliht
Accusative	slihtne	slihte	sliht
Genitive	slihtes	slihtre	slihtes
Dative	slihtum	slihtre	slihtum
Instrumental	slihte	slihtre	slihte
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	slihte	slihta, slihte	sliht
Accusative	slihte	slihta, slihte	sliht
Genitive	slihtra	slihtra	slihtra
Dative	slihtum	slihtum	slihtum
Instrumental	slihtum	slihtum	slihtum

Declension of sliht — Weak

Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	slihta	slihte	slihte
Accusative	slihtan	slihtan	slihte
Genitive	slihtan	slihtan	slihtan
Dative	slihtan	slihtan	slihtan
Instrumental	slihtan	slihtan	slihtan
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	slihtan	slihtan	slihtan
Accusative	slihtan	slihtan	slihtan
Genitive	slihtra, slihtena	slihtra, slihtena	slihtra, slihtena
Dative	slihtum	slihtum	slihtum
Instrumental	slihtum	slihtum	slihtum

Derived terms

• eorþslihtes

Descendants

• Middle English: slight, sleght, sleȝt, sleight, sleiȝte, sliȝt, slyght, slyȝt
  • English: slight
  • Scots: slicht
  • Yola: sleight