- slíefe
- f (-an/-an) sleeve
Old to modern English dictionary. 2013.
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sleeve — noun Etymology: Middle English sleve, from Old English slīefe; perhaps akin to Old English slēfan to slip (clothes) on, slūpan to slip, Old High German sliofan, Latin lubricus slippery Date: before 12th century 1. a. a part of a garment covering… … New Collegiate Dictionary
slops — [släps] pl.n. 〚ME sloppes, pl. of slop, sloppe < OE slop (as in oferslop, loose outer garment); akin to sliefe, SLEEVE〛 1. loosefitting outer garments; specif., a) [sing.] a smock, coveralls, or the like … Universalium
sleeve — sleevelike, adj. /sleev/, n., v., sleeved, sleeving. n. 1. the part of a garment that covers the arm, varying in form and length but commonly tubular. 2. an envelope, usually of paper, for protecting a phonograph record. 3. Mach. a tubular piece … Universalium
sléf — see slíefe … Old to modern English dictionary
slíf — see slíefe … Old to modern English dictionary
slífe — see slíefe … Old to modern English dictionary
sleeve — [sli:v] n [: Old English; Origin: sliefe] 1.) the part of a piece of clothing that covers all or part of your arm ▪ a dress with long sleeves long sleeved/short sleeved etc ▪ a short sleeved shirt 2.) have sth up your sleeve informal to have a… … Dictionary of contemporary English
sleeve — (n.) O.E. sliefe (W.Saxon), slefe (Mercian), from P.Gmc. *slaubjon (Cf. M.L.G. sloven to dress carelessly, O.H.G. sloufen to put on or off ). Related to O.E. sliefan put on (clothes) and slupan to slip, glide, from PIE root *sleubh to slide, slip … Etymology dictionary
sleeve — [[t]sliv[/t]] n. v. sleeved, sleev•ing 1) the part of a garment that covers all or part of the arm 2) hfi an envelope, usu. of paper, for protecting a phonograph record 3) mac a tubular piece, as of metal, fitting over a rod or the like 4) to… … From formal English to slang
sleub(h)- — sleub(h) English meaning: to slide, slip Deutsche Übersetzung: “gleiten, schlũpfen” Note: only Lat. and Gmc.; compare also sleuĝ . Material: Lat. lūbricus ‘schlũpfrig, smooth “; Goth. sliupan ‘slink”, O.H.G. sliofan, Ger.… … Proto-Indo-European etymological dictionary
