Middle English Dictionary Entry
scletten v.
Entry Info
| Forms | scletten v. Also skletten, skleatten, sclatten. |
| Etymology | ?From OE slǣtte, p. of slǣtan, with shortening before -tt-. Cp. MnE dial. slat to dash down, slam and OI sletta to slap, dash. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
Note: Cp. slēten v.(1).
1.
In phrase: ~ adoun, to flap (the ears) down.
Associated quotations
- c1230(?a1200) Ancr.(Corp-C 402)110/23 : Hwen ha [envious person] ihereð þet god, skleatteð [Nero: sleateð; Cleo: scletteð; Tit: sclattes; Cai: skletteð] þe earen adun; ah þe luft aȝein þet uuel is eauer wid open.