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  • verb Obsolete spelling of slain., Simple past tense and past participle of slay.

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Examples

  • Whil that they slepte, and thus they han hem slayn.

    The Canterbury Tales 2006

  • And an half myle fro Nazarethe, is the lepe of oure Lorde: for the Jewes ladden him upon an highe roche, for to make him lepe doun, and have slayn him: but Jesu passed amonges hem, and lepte upon another roche; and zit ben the steppes of his feet sene in the roche, where he allyghte.

    The Voyages and Travels of Sir John Mandeville 2004

  • And zif the husbonde fynde his wif mayden, that other next nyghte, aftre that she scholde have ben leyn by of the man, that is assigned therefore, perauntes for dronkenesse or for some other cause, the husbonde schalle pleyne upon him, that he hathe not don his deveer, in suche cruelle wise, as thoughe he wolde have him slayn therfore.

    The Voyages and Travels of Sir John Mandeville 2004

  • Tripolee and destroyede manye of the Cristene men, the zeer of grace 1289; but he was anon slayn.

    The Voyages and Travels of Sir John Mandeville 2004

  • And I trowe, that unethe scholde ony contree have so moche peple with in him, as lay slayn in that vale, as us thoughte; the whiche was an hidouse sight to seen.

    The Voyages and Travels of Sir John Mandeville 2004

  • And at morwe, whan he fond the heremyte ded, he was fulle sory and wrothe, and wolde have don his men to dethe: but they alle with on accord seyd, that he him self had slayn him, when he was dronken, and schewed him his swerd alle blody: and he trowed, that thei hadden seyd sothe.

    The Voyages and Travels of Sir John Mandeville 2004

  • And thus wenten many dyverse lusty bacheleres for to sle grete lords, in dyverse countrees, that weren his enemyes, and maden hem self to ben slayn, in hope to have that paradys.

    The Voyages and Travels of Sir John Mandeville 2004

  • And othere there ben, that leden hire children, for to sle, to make sacrifise to that ydole; and aftre thei han slayn hem, thei spryngen the blood upon the ydole.

    The Voyages and Travels of Sir John Mandeville 2004

  • Sithie; the whiche kyng highte Colopeus, that was slayn in bataylle, and alle the gode blood of his reme.

    The Voyages and Travels of Sir John Mandeville 2004

  • And at the foot of that hille, Melchisedeche, that was Kyng of Salem, in the turnynge of that hille, mette Abraham in comynge azen from the bataylle, whan he had slayn Abymeleche: and this

    The Voyages and Travels of Sir John Mandeville 2004

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