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† ˈmanslaught Obs.
Forms: α. 1 mannslyht, manslæht, -sleht(e, -sliht, mon(n)slieht, -slyht, monsliht, 1–2 manslyht, 2 monsleht, 3 man-, monslauȝt, -slæht, slecht, -sleiht, 3–4 -sleahte, 3–5 -slaȝt(e, 4 -slauȝte, -slauht, -slawhte, 4–5 -slaghte, -slaught(e, -slauȝt, -slawt(te. β. (Kentish and E. Anglian) 4 manslaȝþe, -sleȝþe, 5 mansclawth, -slauth.
[OE. (Anglian) mann-, mǫnnslæht, (WS.) -slieht, -sliht, f. mann man n.1 + slæht, slieht, masc., act of killing:—OTeut. *slahti-z, f. *slah- to strike, kill: see slay v. Cf. OS., OHG. manslahta str. fem.]
1. Manslaughter, homicide.
c897K. ælfred Gregory's Past. C. xxi. 166 Se to anra ðara burᵹa ᵹeflihð, ðonne mæᵹ he beon orsorᵹ ðæs monslihtes. a1000Confess. Peccat. (B.-T.), Manslæht. c1175Lamb. Hom. 103 Heo macað monslehtas. c1205Lay. 27826 Muchel mon-slæht wes þere. a1225Ancr. R. 210 Nis þis strong monsleiht, of golnesse awakened? c1250Kent. Serm. in O. E. Misc. 30 Lecherie spusbreche Roberie Manslechtes. 1297R. Glouc. (Rolls) 8125 Muche was þe manslaȝt þat þere was ido. a1315Shoreham Poems (E.E.T.S.) 94/249 Ȝef þer hys mansleȝþe pur. 1390Gower Conf. I. 364 Now mai men se moerdre and manslawhte. 1426Audelay Poems 2 Monslaȝt with a rewful steven Hit askys vengans. c1450Cov. Myst. xxxii. (Shaks. Soc.) 312 Delyvere us the theff Barabas, That for mansclawth presonde was. 1469in 10th Rep. Hist. MSS. Comm. App. v. 307 If ony man..make ony affray, manslaught, other kyllyng, by his owne foly and not in defennce.
2. A murderer.
a1300Ten Commandm. in E.E.P. (1862) 16 Manslaȝt þou ne be. c1315Shoreham Poems (E.E.T.S.) 94/261 Manye suche mansleȝþen beþ. 1340Ayenb. 171 Me ssel grede to god merci ase his þyef ase his manslaȝþe. a1400–50Alexander 4498 Marcure was manslaȝt. |