slayv. t.[OE. slan, sln, sleen, slee, AS. slen to strike, beat, slay; akin to OFries. sl, D. slaan, OS. & OHG. slahan, G. schlagen, Icel. sl, Dan. slaae, Sw. sl, Goth. slahan; perhaps akin to L. lacerare to tear to pieces, Gr. , E. lacerate. Cf. Slaughter, Sledge a hammer, Sley.] To put to death with a weapon, or by violence; hence, to kill; to put an end to; to destroy.()With this sword then will I slay you both. (Chaucer.)I will slay the last of them with the sword. (Amos ix. 1.)I'll slay more gazers than the basilisk. (Shak.)()