Middle English Dictionary Entry
slent n.(2)
Entry Info
| Forms | slent n.(2) |
| Etymology | ?From ON: cp. OI sletta to splash (from *slenta), Icel. sletta a blot; ?= ME slent n.(1). |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
A drop of liquid.
Associated quotations
- a1500(c1400) St.Erk.(Hrl 2250)331 : For..þe water þat þou sheddes, Þe bryȝt bourne of þin eghen, my bapteme is worthyn; Þe fyrst slent þat on me slode slekkyd al my tene.