Slade
sb. a valley, Manip., ND.—AS. slǽd.

Slagen
pp. slain, S; see Sleen.

Slaht
sb. slaughter, SD; slaȝt, S2.—AS. sleaht.

Slak
adj. slack, Prompt.; slac, S2; slake, dat., C.—AS. sleac: OS. slak.

Slak
sb. ravine, a hollow, depression, gap or pass between two hills, S3, B; slack, the low ground, HD; a common (in Yorkshire), NQ (1. 10. 400).

Slakien
v. to be slack, to make loose, S, W; slake, to become less grievous, S2; to slacken, cease, C2; slakeþ, pr. s., burns low, S2; assuages, C2.—AS. slacian.

Slape
sb. sleep, S; see Slepe.

Slatten
v. to throw down, to slap; slat, HD; sleateð, pr. pl., S.

Slaueren
v. to slaver, to let the saliva fall from the mouth, S2.

Slawe
adj. slow, S3; see Slowe.

Slaȝt
sb. slaughter, S2; see Slaht.

Sle
adj. sly, cunning, S3; see Sly.

Sleen
v. to slay, PP, C2; slee, PP, S3, W, G; sle, S, S3, PP; slen, PP; slean, S; slæn, S; slon, S; slo, S; sla, S2; sleað, pr. s., S; sleth, S3; sleeth, C; sleað, pl., S; slaȝeð, S; slage, S; sloh, pt. s., S; sloȝ, S; slou, S, S2; slow, S2, S3; slowe, W; slouh, S2; slouȝ, S2; slough, S3, C; sloghen, pl., S; sloȝen, S; slowe, S2; slowen, W; sloȝe, S; slogh, S2; sloughe, S3; slo, pr. subj., 2 p., S2; slen, pl., S; slagen, pp., S; slaine, S; slawen, C2; slayn, C2; sleie, S2; slawe, S3, C; slean, S3; y-slayn, C3; i-slawe, S2; y-slawe, C3; i-sleiene, pl., S.—AS. sléan (for slahan), pt. slóh (pl. slógon), pp. slægen, also slegen.

Sleet
sb. sleet, Prompt.; slet, SD.—Cp. G. schlosse.

Slegh
adj. cunning, S2; sleh, S; see Sly.

Sleght
sb. cunning, S2; sleht, S; see Sleythe.

Slepe
sb. sleep, S, S2, Prompt.; slape, S; slep, S.—AS. slǽp: OS. sláp; cp. OFris. slép.

Slepen
v. to sleep, S; slep, pt. s., S, S3; slepte, (weak form), C2, PP; slepen, pl., PP.—AS. slǽpan, pt. slép; a reduplicating verb, see Douse, p. 48.

Slepyng
sb. sleep, S2.

Sleue
sb. sleeve, C3, Prompt.—AS. sléfe.

Sleueles
adj. sleeveless, useless, HD.

Sleuth
sb. track, trail, slot, S2, B; sluth, B; slewth, B; sloð, S, SkD. Comb.: sleuth-hund, a sleuth-hound, S2.—Icel. slóð.

Sleuþe
sb. sloth, S2, P; sleuth, H; see Slouthe.

Sley
adj. sly, S2; see Sly.

Sleythe
sb. cunning, skill, falsehood, trick, Prompt., PP; sleithe, PP; sleȝþe, S2; slehþe, SD, PP; slithe, PP; slyþe, PP; sleighte, PP, C, C2, C3; sleht, S; sleght, S2.—Icel. slægð (for slœgð). See Sly.

Sleðrende
pr. p. falling like snow, S.

Sliden
v. to slide, PP; slit, pr. s., C3; slod, pt. s., S2; slode, pl., PP; slide, pp., W2.—AS. slídan, pt. slád, 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. slíkr.

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. slítan.

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. slóh.

Slokyn
v. to slake, quench, H, Cath.; slokin, S3; slokke, PP; slokynd, pp., H; slekynd, H.—Cp. Icel. slökva. Cf. Slakien.

Slomeren
v. to slumber, Cath., Prompt.; slumeren, SD; slombred, 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.

Slouthe
sb. sloth, S2, C3, PP; slouhðe, S; sleuȝþe, S2, PP; sleuþe, S2, P; slewthe, C3, PP; sleuth, H, PP.—AS. slǽwð. See below.

Slowe
adj. and sb. slow, sluggish, a lazy man, PP, S; slow, W2; slouh, S; slawe, S3; slaw, S2.—AS. sláw.

Sloð
sb. track, trail, S; see Sleuth.

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.; sliȝ, W; slih, S2; sley, S2; slegh, S2; sleh, S; sleȝ, S2; sle, S3.—Icel. slægr (for slœgr).

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.