Middle English Dictionary Entry
slīken v.(2)
Entry Info
Forms | slīken v.(2) |
Etymology | Prob. MLG slīken. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
To slide (over a surface).
Associated quotations
- a1500 Awntyrs Arth.(Dc 324)617 : Þe swerd swapped one his swange and one þe mayle slikes [Thrn: slydys; rime: strikes, likes, skrikes].