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Slayed vs Slain - What's the difference?

slayed | slain |

As verbs the difference between slayed and slain

is that slayed is past tense of slay while slain is past participle of lang=en.

As a noun slain is

with "the" Those who have been killed.

slayed

English

Verb

(head)
  • (slay)
  • (religious) Became or become overwhelmed by religious ecstasy.
    • The service slayed out most of the people there.

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    slain

    English

    Verb

    (head)

    • Noun

    (en-plural noun)
  • (with "the") Those who have been killed.
  • * 1906 , Mary Elizabeth Lewis, The ethics of Wagner's The ring of the Nibelung , page 41:
    • While the Valkyries were the choosers of the valorous slain , they were also obedient to the call of any in distress who asked their help.

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