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442 GLOSSARIAL INDEX, AND INDEX OF NAMES.
Skill (Skely), s. reason, 1575.
Skinnes, pi. skins, hides, 4114.
Skire (Skyre), adj. slieer bright,
1824. See Shire, Skyre.
Skirmand, pres. part. Bcreaming,
5157.
Skirtis (Skirtez), pi. skirts, 1533.
Skitly, adv. suddenly, swiftly,
6040. Cf. M.E. skeet, swift.
Sklendire, adj. slender, 4923.
Skorge (Scourge), s. scourge, 1924.
Skorne, s. scorn, 641.
Skowis, pi. woods, lit. shaws, 5157.
Icel. skogr.
Skrike, s. screech, shriek, 4731
;
Skrikes,_pZ. 5157.
Skyftis, pr. s. changes, 467. See
Skifte.
Skynnes, pi. skins, 5084. See
Skinnes.
Skyp, pr. 8. 8ubj. skip aside, leap
aside, 642.
Skyre, adj. bright, sheer, 467 ;
(Skyr), pure, 2119. See Skire,
Shire.
Slaa, ger. to slay, 5412 ; v. 4403,
5330 ; Sla, ger. 2566 ; Sla (Slaye),
V. 1766 ; Slaes,^r. s. slays, 3883,
4841 ; Sia, 2 pr. pi. 4547 ; Slaa
(Sla), 3198 ; Slayn, pp. slain, 722,
1329, 2057 ; Slay (Slayn), 1264 ;
Slayne, 691, 2089; Slayne vp,
pp. wholly slain, 1449 ; Slane,
4733, 4844, 5575.
Slaare (Slaer), slayer, murderer,
967.
Slade (Slode, Slayde), pt. 8. slid,
passed quickly, 2870, 2962;
(Slayde), 2962.
Slakis (Aslakes), pr. s. ceases, 857 ;
Slakid, pt. pi. slackened, ceased,
3050.
Slane; see Slaa.
Slauyn, s. a (pilgrim's) mantle, 1925.
See Slavcine in Halliwell.
Slawth, 8. sloth, 4293.
(Siayde), pi. s. slid, 2962 ; see Slade.
Slayn, Slayne ; see Slaa.
Slajtere, s. slaughter, 3049 ; Slajter
(Slauughther), death, 708 ; Sla3tir,
8. deadly effect, lit. slaughter,
4855. (The glance of the basilisk
caused death.)
Sleely, adv. slily, cautiously, 5174.
Sleee, pr. pi. 2 p. slay, 4461. See
Slaa.
(Sleghtly), adv. quickly, 2057. Cf.
Icel. sMtr, smooth ; slett, smoothly.
(Slengers), pi. sliiigers, 2219.
Slepe, 5. sleep, 351, 375, 419, 1084,
1512 ; Slep, 344.
Slepe, 1 pt. s. slept, was a8leep,475 ;
Slepit, pt. 8. slept, was sleeping,
4849.
Sletis, pr. 8. hastens, 380. Cf. A.S.
sldtan, to hunt.
(Slew), pt. pi. slew, 2043.
Siejly (Shyllghly, sic), adv. slUy,
2962. See Slely.
SleJt, 8. sleight, cunning contrivance,
4857
;
(Sleght), 2634 ; Sle^t
(Sleght), sleight, skill, 1022;
stratagem, 1364 ; Sleit (Sleghtes,
pi), skill, 2374 ;
(Slyght), trick,
2566 ;
Sle^tis, pi. sleights, arts,
38, 334 ;
(Sleghtez), stratagems,
1445.
Slide, pp. slidden, gone away, 4456.
See Slade.
Slike, adj. such, 11, 38, 62, 399, 539,
&c.; like, 4229; (Slyke), 1752 ;
(Sike),1742; (Siche), 1516 ; Slik,
such, 67, 69, &c.; (Slyke), 1641 ;
(Suohe), 2389; All slike, just
such, 3084.
Slingis (Slengers), pi. slings, 2219.
Slipe, V. slip away, pass away, come
to naught, 179.
Slire, ivrongly for Skire, sheer, pure,
2119. the Dublin MS. has akyr.
See Skire.
Sli3ly, adv. slily, silently, 2870.
Slowefull, adj. slothful, p. 279, 1. 16.
Slowmand, pres. part, slumbering,
5174. " Sloicm, to slumber, Yorkshire;"
Halliwell.
Slo3e (Slogh), pt. 8. slew, 1431;
Sloie, pt. pi. slew, 3904, 4113,
5567; (Slogh), 3421; (Slew),
slaughtered, 1139; (Sloghen),
3213 ; Slo^e, pt. pi. 1 p. subj. (if
we) were to slay, 5351.
Slughe, s. slough, outer skin, 4456
Slo3is, pi. sloughs, skins, 5085.
See the note.
(Slyghtly), adv. quickly, 2870.
(Slyke), such-like, such, 2219. See
Slike.