释义 |
slench, v. Now dial.|slɛntʃ| Also 9 slensh, slinch; pa. tense 4 sleynt, 5 slent. [repr. OE. *slęncan, causative form from slincan slink v.] intr. To slink, sneak.
c1330Amis & Amil. 2279 For sorwe he sleynt oway biside, And wepe with reweful chere. 1401Pol. Poems (Rolls) II. 112 Moche mawgre mote thou have thus to frayn a frere, that slily wolde have slent aweye. 1781J. Hutton Tour To Caves (ed. 2) Gloss. 96 Slench, to hunt privately for stealing food as dogs do. 1869–in northern dial. glossaries. |