SLIVE
Etymology 1
Verb
slive (third-person singular simple present slives, present participle sliving, simple past slived or slove, past participle slived or sliven)
(transitive, obsolete or dialectal) To cut; split; separate.
(transitive, obsolete or dialectal, chiefly, Scotland) To cut or slice something off; separate by slicing.
Noun
slive (plural slives)
(dialectal) A slice or sliver; slip, chip.
Etymology 2
Verb
slive (third-person singular simple present slives, present participle sliving, simple past and past participle slived)
(dialectal, Northern England, Scotland) To sneak; skulk; proceed in a sly way; creep.
Anagrams
• Elvis, Levi's, Levis, LĂ©vis, Viels, evils, lives, veils, vleis, vlies
Source: Wiktionary
Slive, v. i. Etym: [Cf. Slip.]
Definition: To sneak. [Prov. Eng.]
Slive, v. t. Etym: [OE. sliven to split, cleave, AS. slifan.]
Definition: To cut; to split; to separate. [Obs.] Holland.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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