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Icelandic
Adjective
sleip
- inflection of sleipur:
- strong feminine singular nominative positive degree
- strong neuter plural nominative positive degree
- strong neuter plural accusative positive degree
Jamtish
Etymology
From Old Norse sleipr, from Proto-Germanic *slaipaz. Compare Icelandic sleipur.
Pronunciation
Adjective
sleip
- slippery
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Old Norse sleipr, from Proto-Germanic *slaipaz. Compare Jamtish sleip and Icelandic sleipur.
Pronunciation
Adjective
sleip (neuter sleipt, definite singular and plural sleipe, comparative sleipare, indefinite superlative sleipast, definite superlative sleipaste)
- slippery, slick
- Synonyms: hål, glatt
- sneaky, slimy
Derived terms