slive
1 of 2transitive verb
ˈslīv
-ed/-ing/-s
dialectal, chiefly England
: to slice off or cut through
slive
2 of 2intransitive verb
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slove
ˈslōv
; slived; sliving; slives dialectal, chiefly England
: to move furtively : sidle
Word History
Etymology
Transitive verb
Middle English sliven, from (assumed) Old English slīfan (whence tōslīfan to split); probably akin to Old English slītan to tear apart
Intransitive verb
obsolete slive to cause to slip, slip (clothes) on, to slip away, from Middle English sliven, alteration of sleven, from Old English slēfan to slip (clothes) on