sliþe

Middle English

Noun

sliþe

  1. Alternative form of sleighte

Old English

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈsliː.θe/, [ˈsliː.ðe]

Adjective

slīþe (comparative slīþra, superlative slīþost)

  1. formed, moulded, shaped, artificial
  2. graven (of idols or images), sculpted (also used substantively)
    • Ealle ðe ġebiddaþ ða slīþan.
      All who pray to the graven images.
      Hī offrodon ðǣ slīððæn.
      They sacrificed to the graven images.
  3. feigned, false
    • Hē oncnēow slīþe mōd ūre.
      He knew our false thought.
Declension
Declension of slīþe — Strong
Singular Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative slīþe slīþu, slīþo slīþe
Accusative slīþne slīþe slīþe
Genitive slīþes slīþre slīþes
Dative slīþum slīþre slīþum
Instrumental slīþe slīþre slīþe
Plural Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative slīþe slīþa, slīþe slīþu, slīþo
Accusative slīþe slīþa, slīþe slīþu, slīþo
Genitive slīþra slīþra slīþra
Dative slīþum slīþum slīþum
Instrumental slīþum slīþum slīþum
Declension of slīþe — Weak
Singular Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative slīþa slīþe slīþe
Accusative slīþan slīþan slīþe
Genitive slīþan slīþan slīþan
Dative slīþan slīþan slīþan
Instrumental slīþan slīþan slīþan
Plural Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative slīþan slīþan slīþan
Accusative slīþan slīþan slīþan
Genitive slīþra, slīþena slīþra, slīþena slīþra, slīþena
Dative slīþum slīþum slīþum
Instrumental slīþum slīþum slīþum
Synonyms
  • slīþelīċ
  • slīþnes (“formation, graven image”)

Adjective

slīþe (comparative slīþra, superlative slīþost)

  1. (poetic) fierce, cruel, terrible, severe
Declension
Declension of slīþe — Strong
Singular Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative slīþe slīþu, slīþo slīþe
Accusative slīþne slīþe slīþe
Genitive slīþes slīþre slīþes
Dative slīþum slīþre slīþum
Instrumental slīþe slīþre slīþe
Plural Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative slīþe slīþa, slīþe slīþu, slīþo
Accusative slīþe slīþa, slīþe slīþu, slīþo
Genitive slīþra slīþra slīþra
Dative slīþum slīþum slīþum
Instrumental slīþum slīþum slīþum
Declension of slīþe — Weak
Singular Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative slīþa slīþe slīþe
Accusative slīþan slīþan slīþe
Genitive slīþan slīþan slīþan
Dative slīþan slīþan slīþan
Instrumental slīþan slīþan slīþan
Plural Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative slīþan slīþan slīþan
Accusative slīþan slīþan slīþan
Genitive slīþra, slīþena slīþra, slīþena slīþra, slīþena
Dative slīþum slīþum slīþum
Instrumental slīþum slīþum slīþum
  • slīþan (“to harm”)
  • slīþe (“cruelly”)
  • slīþheard (“cruel, fierce, savage”)
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.