sliþe

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Middle English

Noun

sliþe

  1. alternative form of sleighte

Old English

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

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Adjective

slīþe (comparative slīþra, superlative slīþost)

  1. formed, moulded, shaped, artificial
  2. graven (of idols or images), sculpted (also used substantively)
    ealle ðe ġebiddaþ ða slīþanall who pray to the graven images
    Hī offrodon ðǣ slīððæn.They sacrificed to the graven images.
  3. feigned, false
    Hē oncnēow slīþe mōd ūre.He knew our false thought.
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Synonyms

Etymology 2

Possibly cognate with Old Norse slíðr, Gothic 𐍃𐌻𐌴𐌹𐌸𐍃 (sleiþs).

Adjective

slīþe (comparative slīþra, superlative slīþost)

  1. (poetic) fierce, cruel, terrible, severe
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