Old English · noun

slief

Normalised slīef

Part of speech: noun, feminine
Declension: strong ō-stem
IPA: /sli͜yːf/
Syllables: sli͜yːf (1 syllable)
Modern English: sleeve

Meaning

sleeve

Declension

Declension of slief
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	slīef	slīefa slīefe
Accusative	slīefe	slīefa slīefe
Genitive	slīefe	slīefa
Dative	slīefe	slīefum

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-West Germanic *slaubiju, from *slaubijōn, from Proto-Germanic *slaubijōną (“to slip into”), perhaps allied to Proto-Germanic *sleupaną (“to slip, glide, sneak”).

Descendants

sleeve

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