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slean

Pronunciation: /slæ͜ɑːn/

“slean” is an Old English word. Its 7 meanings in English:

verb

  1. to hit; strike, punch
  2. to kill
  3. to slaughter (an animal)
  4. to bite or sting
  5. to pitch (a tent)
  6. to mint (coins, money)
  7. to move quickly and suddenly

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *slahan. Cognates Cognate with Old Frisian slā, Old Saxon slahan (Low German slaan), Dutch slaan, Old High German slahan (German schlagen), Old Norse slá (Danish slå, Swedish slå), Gothic 𐍃𐌻𐌰𐌷𐌰𐌽 (slahan).

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