verb (slew; also especially in sense 2 slayed; slain; slaying)
Etymology: Middle English slen, from Old English slēan to strike, slay; akin to Old High German slahan to strike, Middle Irish slachta stricken Date: before 12th century transitive verb to kill violently, wantonly, or in great numbers, to delight or amuse immensely , intransitive verb kill , murder , see: kill slayer noun