anslaight

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A form of onslaught — A fierce attack.

OriginMiddle English sleight ← Middle Dutch aenslag →
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Meanings

nounanslaight (plural anslaights)

plural anslaights

  1. archaicArchaic form of onslaught.

Origin

  1. Middle Dutchaenslag
  2. Middle Englishsleight
  3. Englishanslaight

From an- + slaight, probably from Middle English sleight, from Middle Dutch aenslag, aenslach, equivalent to on- + slaught.

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APA

anslaight. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/anslaight

MLA

“anslaight.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/anslaight. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “anslaight,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/anslaight.

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