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slic

(adj.)
Grammar
slic, slicc.
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In l. 3 for slíc l. slic

slíf

(n.)
Grammar
slíf, sléf, slýf, e: slífe, an; f.

A sleeve

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A sleeve Slýf manica Wrt. Voc. i. 81, 70. Be slífan gebunden submanicatus 21, 64. Slýfa manicae vel brachila 25, 63. Slýfan manice ii. 55, 23: 87, 58: bracile 127, 14: manicas 87, 43. Æghwelcere wunde beforan feaxe and beforan sliéfan (sléfan, MS. B.

Linked entries: sléf slífe slýf

slite

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Add Slite morsum (aspidis ), An. Ox. 2546

slipa

(n.)
Grammar
slipa, (slypa ?), an; m.

A viscous, slimy substance

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A viscous, slimy substance Genim sealh and ele dó ahsan (tó ?) gewyrc ðonne tó slypan . . . dó ðonne on ðone slipan Lchdm. ii. 18, 26-28. Wyrc slypan of wætere and of axsan iii. 38, 1

Linked entry: slypa

slíþe

(adj.)
Grammar
slíþe, adj.

Dire, hard, cruel, hurtful, dangerous dangerous, perilous, fierce dangerous, destructive, cruel saevus, malus fearful, dire atrocious savagely

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Dire, hard, cruel, hurtful, dangerous Biþ ceóle wén slíþresæcce the ship may expect dire strife Exon. Th. 384, 17; Rä. 4, 29. On ða slíþan tíd (the crucifixion) Elen. Kmbl. 1710; El. 857. þurh slíþne níþ sáwle bescúfan in fýres fæþm Beo. Th. 370; B.

slæht

Similar entry: sliht

slide

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Add Wé beóð gelǽdde under ús sylfe þurh úres geþóhtes slide (lapsum), Gr. D. 107, 30. Hé him wæs ondrǽdende þone slide ( lapsum ) þǽre synne in þám merwum leorningmannum, 119, 16. Eádmódnyss fyll (casum) ne cann; eádmódnyss slide (lapsum) ne cann; eádmódnyss

slífe

Linked entry: sléfe

sláh

Similar entry: slá

slíf

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Eall wæs gesýne, fram þám littlan fingre tóweard þæs earmes, and sumne dǽl of þǽre slýfe, Vis. Lfc. 85. Add

slóh

(n.)
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is also feminine On þá reádan sló . . . of þǽre reádan sló, C. D. iii. 465, 32-466, 1

slíc

(adj.)
Grammar
slíc, (?) adj.

sleek, smoothcunning, crafty, using smooth wordssleek

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sleek, smooth v.slícian cunning, crafty, using smooth words Similar entries (v. words given under slícian) Ic wæs ána slícera ðonne ealle óðre drýas sapientior eram omnium sapientium magorum Nar. 50, 19

Linked entry: slícian

slóh

(n.)
Grammar
slóh, slóg; gen. slóges, slós; dat. slóh, sló; acc. slóg, slóh, sló; m. n.

A slough, hollow place filed with mire, a pathless, miry place

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A slough, hollow place filed with mire, a pathless, miry place Slóh devium, orwegnes devia, s. loca secreta, quasi invia, sine via Wrt. Voc. ii. 139, 53-56. Tó ðam ealdan sló; of ðam sló tó ðam lytlan beorhe Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iii. 38, 27. In reádan slóe

slíc

(adj.)
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Dele. The MS of Nar. 50, 19 has snotera, not slicera

eorþ-slihtes

(adv.)
Grammar
eorþ-slihtes, adv. [slihtes, old gen. of sliht destruction, slaughter, like nihtes of niht]

In an earth-destroying manner in mŏdo vastante terram

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In an earth-destroying manner; in mŏdo vastante terram Swá swá oxa gewunaþ to awéstenne gærs, óþ ða wirttruman, eorþslihtes mid tóðum as an ox is accustomed to consume grass with his teeth, even to the roots, in an earth-destroying manner, Num. 22, 4

þri-slite

(adj.)
Grammar
þri-slite, -slitte(?); adj.

Three-forkedthree-pointed

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Three-forked, three-pointed Hæfdon ða wyrmas þriesli[ ]te (a letter has been erased before the t, see note, and Anglia i. 510, iv. 151) tungan cum trisulcis linguis, Nar. 14, 12

for-slihþ

(v.)
Grammar
for-slihþ, 3rd sing. pres. of for-sleán.

smites

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smites, L. Alf. pol. 50; Th. i. 94, 14;

slíþ-heard

(adj.)
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substitute: <b>slíþ-hende;</b> adj. With baleful hand, animal, with fell paw Bera bið slíþhende deór (see Mod. Lang. Rev. xv. 70), Gn. Ex. 177

wæl-slihta

(n.)
Grammar
wæl-slihta, (?), an; m.
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A murderer Þá stód se árwyrða wer swá gelǽded betwyh þám gewǽpnedum wælslihtum; þá gearn hé sóna mid his geþóhte tó his ágnum wǽpnum háligra gebeda venerandus vir inter crmatos deductus ad sua arma statim cucurrit, Gr. D. 254, 22

Linked entry: slihta

slíþ-heard

(adj.)
Grammar
slíþ-heard, adj.

Excessively hard very fierce, savage very hard, cruel

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Excessively hard of living things, very fierce, savage Slíþherde deór (the boar and the bear) Exon. Th. 344, 22; Gn. Ex. 177. of inanimate things, very hard, cruel Mé habbaþ hringa gespong slíþhearda sál síþes ámyrred the cruel chain has hindered me