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earm-slífe

(n.)
Grammar
earm-slífe, an; f.

An arm-sleeve brachīle

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An arm-sleeve; brachīle, R. Ben. Interl. 55

Linked entry: slíf

full-sláw

(adj.)
Grammar
full-sláw, adj.

Full slowvery slowpersegnis

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Full slow, very slow; persegnis, Off. Reg. 15

Linked entry: ful-sláw

mann-sliht

(n.)
Grammar
mann-sliht, -slieht, -slæht, -sleht, es; m.

Manslaughterhomicidemurder

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Manslaughter, homicide, murder Ða heáfodleahtras sind, mansliht ..., Homl. Th. ii. 592, 4. Ðonne mæg hé beón orsorg ðæs monnslihtes (monnsliehtes. Hatt. MS.) reus perpetrati homicidii non tenetur, Past. 21, 7; Swt. 166, 20. Manslehtes beteón, L. A. G

morþ-sliht

(n.)
Grammar
morþ-sliht, es; m.

Murderassassination

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Murder, assassination Be morþslihtum, L. Æðelst. iv. 6; Th. i. 224, 11, 12

Linked entry: morþor-sliht

slág-þorn

(n.)
Grammar
slág-þorn, slágh-þorn,

Similar entry: sláh-þorn

sláp-ern

Similar entry: slǽp-ærn

þeóf-sliht

(n.)
Grammar
þeóf-sliht, es; m.
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Thief-slaying Be ðeófslihte. Se ðe þeófslihþ, hé mót áðe gecýðan ðæt hé hine fleóndne for þeóf slóge, L. In. 35; Th. i. 124, 4

wyrm-slite

(n.)
Grammar
wyrm-slite, es; m.
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A snake-bite In weán and on wyrmslitum betweónan deádum and deóflum, in bryne and on biternesse, Wulfst. 188, 1

earm-slífe

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Add: R. Ben. I. 93, 9

hand-sliht

Similar entry: and-sliht

pening-sliht

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Penningslæht censum, Mt. L. 22, 17. Add

hand-sliht

(n.)
Grammar
hand-sliht, -slyht, es; m.

A slaying with the hand

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A slaying with the hand Ne meahte hé ealdum eorle hondslyht giofan he could not give a deadly blow to the old warrior, Beo. Th. 5937: B. 2972: 5851; B. 2929

hlóþ-sliht

(n.)
Grammar
hlóþ-sliht, es; m.

Slaying by a member of a 'hlóþ'

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Slaying by a member of a 'hlóþ', L. Alf. pol. 29; Th. i. 80, 5

slítan

(v.)
Grammar
slítan, p. slát, pl. sliton; pp. sliten

To slit, tear, rendto tear a garment rendto tear, split, rend, cleave, divideto tear, rend, as an animal does with the teeth or feet, a bird with its beak, to tear, bite irritateto tear to destroy, waste, consumeto carp at, back-biteto tear attero to tear, split to tear, break scindere, lacerare, laniare, lacessere, saevire, delere to slit, tear, break

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Similar entries v. slite II., slítung Fótum ic fére, foldan slíte Exon. Th. 393, 17; Rä 13, 1. Hrefn hine slíteþ 329, 20; Vy. 37. Hine se wulf slíteþ 342, 27; Gn. Ex. 148. Hé (the evil spirit) bítes and slítes hine Mk. Skt. Rush. 9, 18.

a-slídan

(v.)
Grammar
a-slídan, ic -slide, ðú -slidest, -slíst, he -slídeþ, -slít, pl. -slídaþ; p. -slád, pl. -slidon ; pp. -sliden

To slide or slip awaylabare

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To slide or slip away; labare Ne aslít his fót non supplantabuntur gressus ejus, Ps. Th. 36, 31. Ðæt mín fór asliden wǽre motus est pes meus, 93, 17. Asliden beón labi, Scint.13, 24, 78

Linked entry: aslád

slítness

(n.)
Grammar
slítness, (slit- ?), e; f.

a tearing, rending, lacerationa wasting, destroying, desolation

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a tearing, rending, laceration Similar entries v. slítan, IV. Ða slítnysse gedígean a laceratione (by wolves or dogs) convalescere L. Ecg. C. 40; Th. ii. 166, 25. a wasting, destroying, desolation Similar entries v. slítan, VI Slítnese desolationis

fram-slítnes

(n.)
Grammar
fram-slítnes, (-slit- ?). v. from-slit[t]nis
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in Dict

plúm-slá

(n.)
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a sloe, wild plum; pruniculus, Wrt. Voc. i. 33, 28

Linked entry: slá

slá-wyrm

(n.)
Grammar
slá-wyrm, es; m.
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A slow-worm, blind-worm (cf. a slaworme cecula, Cath. Angl. 343), a kind of snake: — Sláwyrm stellio, Wrt. Voc. i. 24, 25: 78, 60: spalangius, 24, 27: Hpt. Gl. 450, 26: regulus (cf. regulus est serpens, avis, et rex parvulus omnis, Wrt. Voc. i. 221, 9

slá-wyrm

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Eal swá sláwyrm (regulus) áttru hit tósend, Scint. 105, 9. Add