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from-slitnis

(n.)
Grammar
from-slitnis, from-slit[t]nis, se; f.

Desolationdesolatio

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Desolation; desolatio, Mk. Skt. Rush. and Lind. 13, 14

Linked entry: slítness

tó-slúpan

(v.)
Grammar
tó-slúpan, p. -sleáp, pl. -slupon; pp. -slopen

To slip apart or awaybe relaxeddissolvedto have the connection between several objectsthat between the parts of the same object relaxedto be dissipated,destroyedto be loosedundoneto get relaxed,to be relaxed,get remissto get paralysed,get powerless,

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To slip apart or away, be relaxed, dissolved Heó wæs tólésed ł tóslopen dissolvebatur, collabebatur, Hpt. Gl. 502, 7. Tóslopen remissus, Germ. 393, 137: dissipatum, Wrt. Voc. ii. 139, 31. Ábogene, tóslopene dimissa, i. humilia, 140, 31. of that which

Linked entry: tó-swífan

for-slyhþ

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

smites

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

for-slítan

(v.)
Grammar
for-slítan, p. -slát, pl. -sliton; pp. -sliten [slítan to tear]

To tear with the teethto devourmordĭcus lacĕrārecomĕdĕre

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To tear with the teeth, to devour; mordĭcus lacĕrāre, comĕdĕre Lét [wyrm] hiora wyrta wæstme forslítan he let [the worm] devour the fruit of their plants, Ps. Th. 77, 46

for-slæhþ

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

breaks

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breaks, L. Ethb. 50; Th. i. 16, 1;

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;

for-sliet

(n.)
Grammar
for-sliet, es; m. [sliet = slite a slit]

Slaughtermassacreinternĕcio

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Slaughter, massacre; internĕcio, Cot. 108

be-slǽpan

(v.)
Grammar
be-slǽpan, p. -slép; pp. -slǽpen; [be, slǽpan to sleep]

To sleepdormire

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To sleep; dormire He oft beslép he often slept, L. Pen. 16; Th. ii. 284. 3

Linked entry: be-slép

cwealde

(v.; part.)
Grammar
cwealde, pl. cwealdon slew, Exon. 65b; Th. 243, 3; Jul. 5: Ors. 4, 4; Bos. 80, 41; p.
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of cwellan

a-slúpan

(v.)
Grammar
a-slúpan, p. -sleáp, pl. -slupon; pp. -slopen

To slip awayelabi

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To slip away; elabi Lǽt ðé aslúpan sorge of breóstum let sorrow slip away from thy breast, Cd. 134; Th. 169, 7; Gen. 2796. Ðæt hí ǽfre him of aslépen [ = asleópen] that they may ever slip from them, Bt. Met. Fox 13, 18 ; Met. 13, 9

Linked entries: a-slépen slúpan

æt-slídan

(v.)
Grammar
æt-slídan, p. -slád, pl. -slidon; pp. -sliden [æt from, away; v. æt I. 2: slídan labi]

To slip or slide awaylabielabi

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To slip or slide away; labi, elabi Ic ætslíde labor, Ælfc. Gr. 29; Som. 33, 43: 35; Som. 38, 10. Ðæt hira fót ætslíde ut labatur pes eorum, Deut. 32, 35

sleahe

(n.)
Grammar
sleahe, slǽ; f.
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A slay (or sley), a weaver's reed, an instrument of a weaver's loom that has teeth like a combWrt. Voc. ii. 117, 23.i. 282, 6. Slahae pectica. Slǽ pe[c]tica

Linked entries: slǽ slahae slege

a-slápan

(v.)
Grammar
a-slápan, p. -slép, pl. -slépon; pp. -slápen [a, slápan = slǽpan to sleep]

To be sleepybegin to sleepfall asleepdormitare

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To be sleepy, begin to sleep, fall asleep; dormitare Min sáwl aslép dormitavit anima mea, Ps. Th. 118, 28

a-styrfan

(v.)
Grammar
a-styrfan, p. de; pp. ed

To cause deathkillslaynecare

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To cause death, kill, slay; necare Stánum astyrfed slain with stones, Exon. 10 b; Th. 12, 27; Cri. 192

Linked entry: a-sterfan

bæc-slitol

(n.; part.)
Grammar
bæc-slitol, es; m. [bæc a back; slitol a biter, from sliten, pp. of slítan to slit, bite]

A backbiterdetractor

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A backbiter; detractor, Off. reg. 15

glǽdan

(v.)
Grammar
glǽdan, to cause to slip or totter. A compound form, á-glǽdan, seems to be concealed in the gloss
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Labefacare agleddęgo, Txts. 111, 9. Cf. O. Sax. biglédda labefactat, Gall. 23

Linked entry: á-glǽdan

slápol

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Ne scealt þú nǽfre beón ne tó slápol ne tó sláw, Angl. xii. 516, 33. Add

niman

(v.)
Grammar
niman, p. nam, pl. námon; pp. numen (kept in the slang word nim = steal. Cf. Shakspere's Corporal Nym).

to takereceivegetsumereaccipereto takekeepholdtenereto takecatchto containto take (with one)carrybringto take (to one)giveto take forciblyseizetake awaycarry offtollerecapessereauferrerapere

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to take, receive, get; sumere, accipere Nimþ sumpserint, Kent. Gl. 1056. Hwár nime wé (hwonon ús tó niomane, Rush.) swá fela hláf ? Mt. Kmbl. 15, 33. Cristes onsægdnesse ðe wé æt ðæm weofode nimaþ, Blickl. Homl. 77. 5. Ðæt ( food ) hé ǽr tó blisse nam

Linked entry: bi-nom

læt

(n.)
Grammar
læt, es; m.
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One of a class that was inferior to that of the ceorl but above that of the slave.

on-wǽre

(adj.)

unripe

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unripe Genim onwǽre sláh ðæt seáw, and wring þurh cláþ on ðæt eáge, sóna gǽþ of ( the white spot will go off ) gif sió sláh biþ gréne, Lchdm. ii. 32, 18. (?)

Linked entry: -wǽre