- slidrian
- wv/i2 to slip, slide, slither; [or wv/t1a?]
Old to modern English dictionary. 2013.
slidrian
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slither — verb Etymology: Middle English slideren, from Old English slidrian, frequentative of slīdan to slide Date: before 12th century intransitive verb 1. to slide on or as if on a loose gravelly surface 2. to slip or slide like a snake transitive verb… … New Collegiate Dictionary
sliderian — see slidrian … Old to modern English dictionary
slither — slith|er [ˈslıðə US ər] v [I always + adverb/preposition] [: Old English; Origin: slidrian, from slidan; SLIDE1] to slide somewhere over a surface, twisting or moving from side to side ▪ A snake slithered across the grass. ▪ He slithered down the … Dictionary of contemporary English
slither — (v.) O.E. slidrian to slide on a loose slope, a frequentative form of slidan to slide (see SLIDE (Cf. slide)). Meaning to walk in a sliding manner is attested from 1848. In reference to reptile motion, attested from 1839. Related: Slithered;… … Etymology dictionary
slither — /ˈslɪðə / (say slidhuh) verb (i) 1. to slide down or along a surface, especially unsteadily or with more or less friction or noise. 2. to go or walk with a sliding motion. –verb (t) 3. to cause to slither or slide. –noun 4. a slithering movement; …
(s)leidh- — (s)leidh English meaning: slippery, to slide Deutsche Übersetzung: ‘schlũpfrig, gleiten” Note: extension from lei 3, slei above S. 662 f. Material: O.Ind. srédhati “gleitet ab, geht fehl, errs “; Gk. ὀλισθάνω, Aor. ὤλισθον… … Proto-Indo-European etymological dictionary
slith|er — «SLIHTH uhr», verb, noun. –v.i. 1. to slide down or along a surface, especially unsteadily or with noise: »Rocks slithered down the side of the cliff. 2. to go with a sliding motion: »to slither into a room. The snake slithered into the weeds. –v … Useful english dictionary
