Inflected Form guide

yslain

verb · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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Pronunciation

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  • ĭ′slān′
  • Canada, General-American, Received-Pronunciation: /ˌɪˈsleɪ̯n/
  • Australian: /ˌɪˈslæɪ̯n/
  • New-Zealand: /ˌəˈslæɪ̯n/
  • Scotland: /ˌɪˈslen/
  • India: /ˌɪˈsleːn/ pane–pain merger
  • India: /ˌɪˈslɛjn/ without the pane–pain merger
  • India: /ˌɪˈsleː(j)n/
  • rhymes with -eɪn

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verb

Meaning 1

past participle of slay

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, obsolete, participle, past

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English yslayn.