Middle English Dictionary Entry

slēuīe n.
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Entry Info

Forms slēuīe n. Also ? sleme.
Etymology ?From OE slǣw, LOE slēaw (vars. of slāw) or ME sleuthe n.; cp. MHG slēwe languor, dullness. If reading in preferred MS is slēme, cp. OI sleyma, Norw. slöyma tall, indolent person, cogn. with OE slūma.

Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)

1.
Languor, heaviness, weariness.
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