α. Middle English manscleer, Middle English manslear, Middle English mansleere, Middle English manslere, Middle English monsleer, Middle English monsleere, Middle English monsler, Middle English–1500s mansleer; Scottish pre-1700 mansleyar.
β. Middle English man-slaare, Middle English manslaer, Middle English man sloer, Middle English menslores; Scottish pre-1700 manslaar, pre-1700 manslaare, pre-1700 manslaer, pre-1700 menslaris (plural).
γ. 1600s– manslayer; Scottish pre-1700 manslayar, pre-1700 manslayer.
In plural also Middle English men-; Scottish pre-1700 men-.