Middle English Dictionary Entry
sloteren v.
Entry Info
| Forms | sloteren v. Also sloteron. |
| Etymology | ?Cp. Du. slodderen to flop, flap & flodderen to flounder through mud; cp. MnE dial. slotter. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
To make (sth.) dirty, bemire; also fig.
Associated quotations
- a1425(a1400) PConsc.(Glb E.9 & Hrl 4196)2367 : Þan aght þe saul of synful with-in Be ful foule þat es alle slotered in syn.
- (1440) PParv.(Hrl 221)460 : Sloteron [Win: Sloteryn], or defowlyn: Maculo, deturpo.
- a1450 Gener.(1) (Mrg M 876)7066 : 'Youre shin boones might doo vs blame..More slotered thei most be.' Asshes with the water she menged, And her white legges al be-sprenged.