Old English · adjective
sliþe
Normalised slīþe
- Part of speech
- adjective
- IPA
- /ˈsliː.θe/[ˈsliː.ðe]
- Syllables
- ˈsliː · θe (2 syllables)
- Modern English
- formedmouldedshapedfeignedsculptedsubstantivelyimagesartificial
sliþe1 · adjective
Senses
-
formed, moulded, shaped, artificial
-
graven (of idols or images), sculpted (also used substantively)
ealle ðe ġebiddaþ ða slīþan
all who pray to the graven images
-
feigned, false
Hē oncnēow slīþe mōd ūre.
He knew our false thought.
Declension
| Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | |||
| Nominative | slīþe | slīþuslīþo | slīþe |
| Accusative | slīþne | slīþe | slīþe |
| Genitive | slīþes | slīþre | slīþes |
| Dative | slīþum | slīþre | slīþum |
| Instrumental | slīþe | slīþre | slīþe |
| Plural | |||
| Nominative | slīþe | slīþaslīþe | slīþuslīþo |
| Accusative | slīþe | slīþaslīþe | slīþuslīþo |
| Genitive | slīþra | slīþra | slīþra |
| Dative | slīþum | slīþum | slīþum |
| Instrumental | slīþum | slīþum | slīþum |
| Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | |||
| Nominative | slīþa | slīþe | slīþe |
| Accusative | slīþan | slīþan | slīþe |
| Genitive | slīþan | slīþan | slīþan |
| Dative | slīþan | slīþan | slīþan |
| Instrumental | slīþan | slīþan | slīþan |
| Plural | |||
| Nominative | slīþan | slīþan | slīþan |
| Accusative | slīþan | slīþan | slīþan |
| Genitive | slīþraslīþena | slīþraslīþena | slīþraslīþena |
| Dative | slīþum | slīþum | slīþum |
| Instrumental | slīþum | slīþum | slīþum |
sliþe2 · adjective
Senses
-
fierce, cruel, terrible, severe
Declension
| Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | |||
| Nominative | slīþe | slīþuslīþo | slīþe |
| Accusative | slīþne | slīþe | slīþe |
| Genitive | slīþes | slīþre | slīþes |
| Dative | slīþum | slīþre | slīþum |
| Instrumental | slīþe | slīþre | slīþe |
| Plural | |||
| Nominative | slīþe | slīþaslīþe | slīþuslīþo |
| Accusative | slīþe | slīþaslīþe | slīþuslīþo |
| Genitive | slīþra | slīþra | slīþra |
| Dative | slīþum | slīþum | slīþum |
| Instrumental | slīþum | slīþum | slīþum |
| Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | |||
| Nominative | slīþa | slīþe | slīþe |
| Accusative | slīþan | slīþan | slīþe |
| Genitive | slīþan | slīþan | slīþan |
| Dative | slīþan | slīþan | slīþan |
| Instrumental | slīþan | slīþan | slīþan |
| Plural | |||
| Nominative | slīþan | slīþan | slīþan |
| Accusative | slīþan | slīþan | slīþan |
| Genitive | slīþraslīþena | slīþraslīþena | slīþraslīþena |
| Dative | slīþum | slīþum | slīþum |
| Instrumental | slīþum | slīþum | slīþum |
All forms (11)
Etymology
Possibly cognate with Old Norse slíðr, Gothic (sleiþs).
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