sliþe

Middle English

Noun

sliþe

1. Alternative form of sleighte

Old English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsliː.θe/, [ˈsliː.ðe]

Etymology 1

Adjective

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.

Declension

Declension of slīþe — Strong

Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	slīþe	slīþu, slīþo	slīþe
Accusative	slīþne	slīþe	slīþe
Genitive	slīþes	slīþre	slīþes
Dative	slīþum	slīþre	slīþum
Instrumental	slīþe	slīþre	slīþe
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	slīþe	slīþa, slīþe	slīþu, slīþo
Accusative	slīþe	slīþa, slīþe	slīþu, slīþo
Genitive	slīþra	slīþra	slīþra
Dative	slīþum	slīþum	slīþum
Instrumental	slīþum	slīþum	slīþum

Declension of slīþe — Weak

Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	slīþa	slīþe	slīþe
Accusative	slīþan	slīþan	slīþe
Genitive	slīþan	slīþan	slīþan
Dative	slīþan	slīþan	slīþan
Instrumental	slīþan	slīþan	slīþan
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	slīþan	slīþan	slīþan
Accusative	slīþan	slīþan	slīþan
Genitive	slīþra, slīþena	slīþra, slīþena	slīþra, slīþena
Dative	slīþum	slīþum	slīþum
Instrumental	slīþum	slīþum	slīþum

Synonyms

• cræftlīċ
• græfen

Related terms

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

Etymology 2

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

Adjective

slīþe (comparative slīþra, superlative slīþost)

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

Declension

Declension of slīþe — Strong

Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	slīþe	slīþu, slīþo	slīþe
Accusative	slīþne	slīþe	slīþe
Genitive	slīþes	slīþre	slīþes
Dative	slīþum	slīþre	slīþum
Instrumental	slīþe	slīþre	slīþe
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	slīþe	slīþa, slīþe	slīþu, slīþo
Accusative	slīþe	slīþa, slīþe	slīþu, slīþo
Genitive	slīþra	slīþra	slīþra
Dative	slīþum	slīþum	slīþum
Instrumental	slīþum	slīþum	slīþum

Declension of slīþe — Weak

Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	slīþa	slīþe	slīþe
Accusative	slīþan	slīþan	slīþe
Genitive	slīþan	slīþan	slīþan
Dative	slīþan	slīþan	slīþan
Instrumental	slīþan	slīþan	slīþan
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	slīþan	slīþan	slīþan
Accusative	slīþan	slīþan	slīþan
Genitive	slīþra, slīþena	slīþra, slīþena	slīþra, slīþena
Dative	slīþum	slīþum	slīþum
Instrumental	slīþum	slīþum	slīþum

Related terms

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