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Old English
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *slaiwiþō (“slowness, lateness”), equivalent to slāw + -þ. Cognate with Scots sleuth (“sloth, slowness”).
Pronunciation
Noun
slǣwþ f
- sloth; laziness
Inflection
Strong ō-stem:
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