A Concise Dictionary of Middle English
Chapter 193 : +Sleght+, _sb._ cunning, S2; +sleht+, S; see +Sleythe+.+Slendyr+; see +Sclender+.+Slep

+Sleght+, _sb._ cunning, S2; +sleht+, S; see +Sleythe+.

+Slendyr+; see +Sclender+.

+Slepe+, _sb._ sleep, S, S2, Prompt.; +slape+, S; +slep+, S.--AS.

_sl?p_: OS. _slap_; cp. OFris. _slep_.

+Slepen+, _v._ to sleep, S; +slep+, _pt. s._, S, S3; +slepte+, (_weak form_), C2, PP; +slepen+, _pl._, PP.--AS. _sl?pan_, pt. _slep_; a reduplicating verb, see Douse, p. 48.

+Slepyng+, _sb._ sleep, S2.

+Slerende+, _pr. p._ falling like snow, S.

+Sleuth+, _sb._ track, trail, slot, S2, B; +s.l.u.th+, B; +slewth+, B; +slo+, S, SkD. _Comb._: +sleuth-hund+, a sleuth-hound, S2.--Icel.

_slo_.

+Sleue+, _sb._ sloth, S2, P; +sleuth+, H; see +Slouthe+.

+Sleue+, _sb._ sleeve, C3, Prompt.--AS. _slefe_.

+Sleueles+, _adj._ sleeveless, useless, HD.

+Sley+, _adj._ sly, S2; see +Sly+.

+Sleythe+, _sb._ cunning, skill, falsehood, trick, Prompt., PP; +sleithe+, PP; +sle?e+, S2; +slehe+, SD, PP; +slithe+, PP; +slye+, PP; +sleighte+, PP, C, C2, C3; +sleht+, S; +sleght+, S2.--Icel. _slaeg_ (for _slg_). See +Sly+.

+Sliden+, _v._ to slide, PP; +slit+, _pr. s._, C3; +slod+, _pt. s._, S2; +slode+, _pl._, PP; +slide+, _pp._, W2.--AS. _slidan_, pt. _slad_, pp.

_sliden_.

+Slider+, _adj._ slippery, C; +slidir+, W2; +slydyr+, Prompt. See +Sklither+.

+Slidernesse+, _sb._ slipperyness; +slydirnesse+, W2; +slydyrnesse+, Prompt.

+Slih+, _adj._ cunning, experienced, S2; see +Sly+.

+Slike+, _adj._ such, H.--Icel. _slikr_.

+Slikien+, _v._ to smoothe, to polish, SD; +slyken+, P; +slicke+, S3; +isliked+, S.

+Sliper+, _adj._ slippery, SD; +slipper+, S3, Sh.--AS. _slipor_ (Leo).

+Slitten+, _v._ to slit, pierce, SD; +slytyn+, Prompt.; +slyttyng+, _pr. p._, piercing (of language), S2; +islit+, _pp._, S.--AS. _slitan_.

+Slo+, _vb._ to slay, S; +slon+, S; +sloh+, _pt. s._, S; see +Sleen+.

+Slod+, _pt. s._ slid, S2; see +Sliden+.

+Slogardye+, _sb._ sloth, C3; see +Sluggardy+.

+Sloh+, _sb._ slough, PP; +slough+, C2, C3.--AS. _sloh_.

+Slokyn+, _v._ to slake, quench, H, Cath.; +slokin+, S3; +slokke+, PP; +slokynd+, _pp._, H; +slekynd+, H.--Cp. Icel. _slokva_. Cf. +Slakien+.

+Slomeren+, _v._ to slumber, Cath., Prompt.; +slumeren+, SD; +s...o...b..ed+, _pt. s._, P.

+Slomering+, _sb._ slumbering, S3.

+Slong+, _pp._ cast away, S3; see +Slyngen+.

+Sloppar+, _adj._ slippery, S3.

+Sloterin+, _v. maculare_, SD; +sloterd+, _pp._, bespattered, S2.

+Slo+, _sb._ track, trail, S; see +Sleuth+.

+Slough+; see +Sloh+.

+Slouthe+, _sb._ sloth, S2, C3, PP; +slouhe+, S; +sleu?e+, S2, PP; +sleue+, S2, P; +slewthe+, C3, PP; +sleuth+, H, PP.--AS. _sl?w_. See below.

+Slow+, +Slo?e+; see +Sleen+.

+Slowe+, _adj._ and _sb._ slow, sluggish, a lazy man, PP, S; +slow+, W2; +slouh+, S; +slawe+, S3; +slaw+, S2.--AS. _slaw_.

+Sluggardy+, _sb._ sloth, S3; +slogardye+, C3; +sloggardye+, C.

+Slugge+, _adj._ slothful, Prompt.

+Sluggen+, _v._ to slug, to be inactive, SkD.

+Sluggy+, _adj._ slothful, Prompt.

+Sly+, _adj._ sly, cunning, skilful, Prompt.; +sli?+, W; +slih+, S2; +sley+, S2; +slegh+, S2; +sleh+, S; +sle?+, S2; +sle+, S3.--Icel.

_slaegr_ (for _slgr_).

+Slyly+, _adv._ cunningly, Prompt.; +sleighly+, prudently, C.

+Slynge+, _sb._ sling, PP.

+Slyngen+, _v._ to sling, hurl, throw away, PP, Prompt.; +slonge+, _pt.

pl._, S2; +slong+, _pp._, S3; +slungin+, S3.--AS. _slingan_, pl.

_slang_, pp. _slungen_.

+Smak+, _sb._ taste, flavour, Prompt.; +smacc+, S; +smach+, S2.--AS.

_smaec_, taste, flavour (Voc.).

+Smaken+, to have a savour, scent, S, Prompt.; +smacky+, to imagine, perceive, taste, relish, understand, S2; +smachande+, _pr. p._, S2; +smauhte+, _pt. s._, PP; +smau?te+, _pl._, PP.--AS. _smaecian_, see Grein (s.v. _smaec_).

+Smalle+, _adj._ small, narrow, Prompt.; +smal+, S, S2; +smaill+, S3.--AS. _smael_, narrow: Goth. _smals_.