sliþe

sliþe

1. alternative form of sleighte

• IPA^(key): /ˈsliː.θe/, [ˈsliː.ðe]

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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.

• cræftlīċ
• grafen

• slīþelīċ
• slīþnes (“formation, graven image”)

Possibly cognate with Old Norse slíðr, Gothic 𐍃𐌻𐌴𐌹𐌸𐍃 (sleiþs).

slīþe (comparative slīþra, superlative slīþost)

1. (poetic) fierce, cruel, terrible, severe

• slīþan (“to harm”)
• slīþe (“cruelly”)
• slīþheard (“cruel, fierce, savage”)