- tóslífan
- sv/t1 3rd pres tóslífeð past tósláf/tóslifon ptp tóslifen to split
Old to modern English dictionary. 2013.
tóslífan
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sliver — sliverlike, adj. /sliv euhr/, n. 1. a small, slender, often sharp piece, as of wood or glass, split, broken, or cut off, usually lengthwise or with the grain; splinter. 2. any small, narrow piece or portion: A sliver of sky was visible. 3. a… … Universalium
slip — {{11}}slip (n.) woman s sleeveless garment, 1761, from SLIP (Cf. slip) (v.). Meaning mistake, minor fault is from 1610s. To give (someone) the slip is from 1560s. {{12}}slip (n.) narrow strip, mid 15c., probably from M.L.G. or M.Du. slippe cut,… … Etymology dictionary
sliver — (n.) late 14c., from obsolete verb sliven to split, cleave, from O.E. toslifan to split, cleave, from P.Gmc. *slifanan … Etymology dictionary
sliver — sliv•er [[t]ˈslɪv ər[/t]] n. 1) a small, slender, often sharp piece, as of wood or glass; splinter 2) any small, narrow piece or portion 3) tex a strand of loose, untwisted fibers produced in carding 4) to split or cut into slivers 5) tex to form … From formal English to slang
sleave — I. ˈslēv verb ( ed/ ing/ s) Etymology: from (assumed) Middle English sleven, from (assumed) Old English slǣfan to cut (whence tōslǣfan to cut up); akin to Old English tōslīfan to split more at slive transitiv … Useful english dictionary
slive — I. ˈslīv transitive verb ( ed/ ing/ s) Etymology: Middle English sliven, from (assumed) Old English slīfan (whence tōslīfan to split); probably akin to Old English slītan to tear apart more at slit dialect chiefly England : to slice off or cut… … Useful english dictionary
