slag

Dutch (Brabantic)

/slɑx/

noun
Definitions
  • blow, knock, strike
  • twist, turn
  • beat, stroke, pulsation
  • battle
  • (baseball) strike, hit

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Dutch slach inherited from Old Dutch slag inherited from *slagi inherited from Proto-Germanic *slagiz (blow, hit, strike, a blow).

Origin

Proto-Germanic

*slagiz

Gloss

blow, hit, strike, a blow

Concept
Semantic Field

Motion

Ontological Category

Action/Process

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