slive

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Definition of slive in English English dictionary

To sneak; skulk; proceed in a sly way; creep

To cut; split; separate

A slice or sliver; slip, chip

To cut or slice something off; separate by slicing

To sneak

To cut; to split; to separate

Etymology

() From Middle English sliven, from Old English slīfan (“to cleave, split”), from Proto-Germanic *slībanan (“to split”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kel- (“to cut”).