slen – Middle English Compendium

1.

HRood

]; — used without obj.;

~ of

, cut off (someone’s head);

~ to nought

, cut (a shield) to pieces; (b) to move (sth.) forcefully;

~ adoun (right

, swing (an ax, a club) down;

~ doun

, throw (a body) down;

~ on

, jerk (bait);

~ togeder

, of stones: dash together;

ben slein

, of precipitation or moisture: fall, last; (c) to strike (sb., an animal), beat, attack; — also without obj.; also, wound (sb.) [quot.: a1387]; also,

fig.

afflict (sb.); (d)

~ on (upon)

, to smite (sb.), lay on; — also without obj.; (e)

~ a)doun

,

~ adoun right

,

~ to ground

, to strike (sb., an animal) down, slay [cp.

2.

(b), (c), & (d)];

~ doun right(es

, wreak havoc, cause death; (f)

~ oute

, to burst out, emerge.

(a) To strike (sth.), beat; pitch (a tent); light (a fire); strike off (a head from the body); beat (metal into a shape) [quot.: c1175(?OE)]; — used without obj.;, cut off (someone’s head);, cut (a shield) to pieces; (b) to move (sth.) forcefully;, swing (an ax, a club) down;, throw (a body) down;, jerk (bait);, of stones: dash together;, of precipitation or moisture: fall, last; (c) to strike (sb., an animal), beat, attack; — also without obj.; also, wound (sb.) [quot.: a1387]; also,afflict (sb.); (d), to smite (sb.), lay on; — also without obj.; (e), to strike (sb., an animal) down, slay [cp.(b), (c), & (d)];, wreak havoc, cause death; (f), to burst out, emerge.