Middle English Dictionary Entry
slō̆pe n.
Entry Info
| Forms | slō̆pe n. |
| Etymology | ?From MLG slō̆p a gap, narrow passage. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
?An inroad made into enemy ranks.
Associated quotations
- c1440(?a1400) Morte Arth.(1) (Thrn)2977 : Thare es slayne in þat slope..Sexty slongen in a slade of sleghe men of armes.