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slífan

  • verb [ weak ]
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slífan, sléfan; p. de
To slip or put a garment on a person
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  • Hé hine sylfne ungyrede, and ðæt reáf ðe hé on hine hæfde hé sléfde on ðone foresprecenan man . . . Sóna swá hé mid ðan hrægle swá miccles weres gegyred wæs,

    • Guthl. 16
    • ;
    • Gdwin. 68, 18
    • .

    [Slive to dress carelessly, Cumb. A garment rumpled up about any part of the person is said to be slived. Sliver a snore slop worn by bankers or navigators, Linc. It was formerly called a sliving.]

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slípan, slíf, slífe-scóh.
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