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sláwian

  • verb [ weak ]
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Grammar
sláwian, p. ode
To be or become slow, sluggish, inactive
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  • Hwæs wilnast ðú ðæt dú ne sláwedest swá micel geswinc tó gefremmanne

    what dost thou desire, that thou hast not been slow to perform so great a labour,

      Homl. Skt. ii. 23 b, 224.
  • Wacige and swince ðár ongeán ðæt hé oft ǽr beslép and sláwode,

      L. Pen. 16; Th. ii. 284, 3.
  • Slágige (slacige?) ł sláwige

    pigeat,

      Hpt. Gl. 479, 5.
Etymology
[O. H. Ger. sléwén hebere, torpere: cf. Icel. sljófa to blunt.]
Similar entries
v. á-, for-sláwian.
Linked entries
v.  slágian.
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