Middle English Dictionary Entry
slem n.
Entry Info
Forms | slem n. |
Etymology | Cp. MnE dial. slem, Swed. slem; ?= ME slīm(e n. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
Slime, mud.
Associated quotations
- a1450(?a1390) Mirk Fest.Suppl.(Cld A.2)294/18 : Mankynde was makyd of slem of þe erth.