sloe
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A sloe, bearing fruits
English
Etymology
From Middle English slo, sla, sloo, from Old English slā, slāh, from Proto-West Germanic *slaihā, from Proto-Germanic *slaihǭ, *slaihwō, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)leh₃y- (“bluish”). Doublet of Sliwa.
Pronunciation
Noun
sloe (plural sloes)
- The small, astringent, wild fruit of the blackthorn (Prunus spinosa).
- 1796, Erasmus Darwin, Zoonomia, or, the Laws of Organic Life, part II.I.I.III:
- There is also a dryness in the mouth from the increased action of the absorbent vessels, when a sloe or a crab-apple are masticated...
- 1872, The Snow Queen by H. C. Andersen, translation by Paull:
- The dew-drops fell like water, leaf after leaf dropped from the trees, the sloe-thorn alone still bore fruit, but the sloes were sour, and set the teeth on edge. Oh, how dark and weary the whole world appeared!
- 1900, Leo Tolstoy, “Twelve Years before”, in Louise Maude, transl., Resurrection: A Novel, New York, N.Y.: Dodd, Mead & Company, →OCLC, book I, page 46:
- Katúsha, with her eyes black as sloes, her face radiant with joy, was flying towards him, and they caught hold of each other's hands.
- The tree Prunus spinosa.
- Any of various other plants of the genus Prunus, as a shrub or small tree, Prunus alleghaniensis, bearing dark-purple fruit.
Derived terms
Translations
fruit of Prunus spinosa
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tree Prunus spinosa — see blackthorn
tree of the genus Prunus bearing dark-purple fruit
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Anagrams
Norwegian Nynorsk
Alternative forms
- (verb): sloa (a-infinitive)
Etymology
Noun
sloe m (definite singular sloen, indefinite plural sloar, definite plural sloane)
- a bunch of branches or small trees that one drags after one self (to haul hey, sweep away snow, or used as a break)
- a lazy person, a good-for-nothing, a n'er-do-well
Verb
sloe (present tense sloar, past tense sloa, past participle sloa, passive infinitive sloast, present participle sloande, imperative sloe/slo)
- (transitive) to drag
- (intransitive) to be lazy
References
- “sloe” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.