manslago

Old High German

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *manaslagō. Cognate with Old English manslaga. The expected Old Frisian cognate, monslaga, exists but has come to mean "murder." Equivalent to man (“person”) +‎ slago (“killer”).

Noun

manslago m

  1. someone who kills a person: murderer, killer

Declension
Declension of manslago (masculine n-stem)
case singular plural
nominative manslago manslagon, manslagun
accusative manslagon, manslagun manslagon, manslagun
genitive manslagen, manslagin manslagōno
dative manslagen, manslagin manslagōm, manslagōn

Synonyms
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