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Middle English
Etymology
From Old English forslǣwan, reshaped from the noun slouthe, slewthe (“sloth”). The original form also survived as forsleuen.
Verb
forslouthen (third-person singular simple present forsloutheth, present participle forslouthende, forslouthynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle forslouthed)
- (intransitive) To delay, to be slow to act.
- (transitive) To neglect (to do something), to leave undone.
- (transitive) To lose through sloth or negligence.
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Chaucer to this entry?)
- (transitive) To waste (time) idly.