Middle English Dictionary Entry
slovein n.
Entry Info
| Forms | slovein n. Also sloven. |
| Etymology | Perh. from MDu. slof negligent, careless & MFlem. sloef dirty, squalid; ?also cp. ME -en suf.(1). |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
Note: Cp. sloffinge ger.
1.
An immoral woman, a slut; also, a knave, rascal.
Associated quotations
- ?a1475 Ludus C.(Vsp D.8)205/150 : Com forth, þou sloveyn; com forth, þou slutte.
- a1500 Beholde me (Hrl 4012)31 : Sathanas, þat slouen and right lothely sire, Hym haue I ouer-caste.