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
Synonyms
  • slīþelīċ
  • slīþnes (formation, graven image)

Adjective

slīþe (comparative slīþra, superlative slīþost)

  1. (poetic) fierce, cruel, terrible, severe
Declension
  • slīþan (to harm)
  • slīþe (cruelly)
  • slīþheard (cruel, fierce, savage)
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