- slypa
- m (-n/-n) slime, paste, pulp
Old to modern English dictionary. 2013.
slypa
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šlypa — ךlypa sf. (1) NdŽ, KŽ; N žr. šlypos: Šlyputė N … Dictionary of the Lithuanian Language
cowslip — noun Etymology: Middle English cowslyppe, from Old English cūslyppe, literally, cow dung, from cū cow + slypa, slyppe paste Date: before 12th century 1. a common European primrose (Primula veris) with fragrant yellow flowers 2. marsh marigold … New Collegiate Dictionary
oxlip — noun Etymology: Middle English *oxeslippe, from Old English oxanslyppe, literally, ox dung, from oxa ox + slypa, slyppe paste more at slip Date: before 12th century a Eurasian primula (Primula elatior) having usually yellow flowers … New Collegiate Dictionary
slip — I. verb (slipped; slipping) Etymology: Middle English slippen, from Middle Dutch or Middle Low German; akin to Middle High German slipfen to slide, Old High German slīfan to smooth, and perhaps to Greek olibros slippery Date: 14th century… … New Collegiate Dictionary
slop — I. noun Etymology: Middle English sloppe, probably from Middle Dutch slop; akin to Old English oferslop surplice Date: 14th century 1. a loose smock or overall 2. plural short full breeches worn by men in the 16th century 3. plural articles (as… … New Collegiate Dictionary
sleubh- — To slide, slip. Derivatives include sleeve, lubricate, and slop1. I. Basic form *sleubh . 1. sleeve, from Old English slēf, slīf, slīef, sleeve (into which the arm slips), from … Universalium
cowslip — /kow slip/, n. 1. an English primrose, Primula veris, having fragrant yellow flowers. 2. the marsh marigold. 3. See shooting star (def. 2). 4. See Virginia cowslip. [bef. 1000; ME cowslyppe, OE cuslyppe, equiv. to cu COW1 + slyppe, slypa slime;… … Universalium
slipa — see slypa … Old to modern English dictionary
slip — slip1 W2S3 [slıp] v past tense and past participle slipped present participle slipping ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(fall or slide)¦ 2¦(go somewhere)¦ 3¦(put something somewhere)¦ 4¦(give something to somebody)¦ 5¦(move)¦ 6¦(knife)¦ 7¦(get worse)¦ … Dictionary of contemporary English
slip — There are three separate words slip in English. The verb [13] was probably borrowed from Middle Low German slippen, a product of the prehistoric Germanic base *slip . This in turn went back to Indo European *sleib (source also of English… … The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins
