Middle English Dictionary Entry
slāpe adj.
Entry Info
| Forms | slāpe adj. |
| Etymology | ON: cp. OI sleipr slippery; cp. MnE dial. slape. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
In phrase: ~ of thrift, smooth of fortune, i.e., fortunate.
Associated quotations
- a1500(a1460) Towneley Pl.(Hnt HM 1)21/414 : Who so will do after me, ffull slape of thrift then shal he be.