Old English · noun
slæwþ
- Part of speech
- noun, feminine
- Declension
- strong ō-stem
- IPA
- /slæːwθ/
- Syllables
- slæːwθ (1 syllable)
Meaning
sloth; laziness
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *slaiwiþō (“slowness, lateness”), equivalent to slāw + -þ. Cognate with Scots sleuth (“sloth, slowness”).
Descendants
sloth
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