Slive Definition

verb

(obsolete or dialectal) To cut; split; separate.

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(obsolete or dialectal, chiefly Scotland) To cut or slice something off; separate by slicing.

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(dialectal, Northern England, Scotland) To sneak; skulk; proceed in a sly way; creep.

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noun

(dialectal) A slice or sliver; slip, chip.

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Origin of Slive

  • From Middle English sliven, from Old English slīfan (“to cleave, split”), from Proto-Germanic *slībaną (“to split”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kel- (“to cut”).

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  • Perhaps related to slip.

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Words Starting With

SSLSLI

Words Ending With

EVEIVE

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slive

Words Starting With S and Ending With E

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