sleighte

Middle English

Alternative forms

• scleighte, scliȝt, sleght, sleȝt, sleȝþe, sleight, sleigþe, sleiȝt, sleiht, sleihte, sleiþe, slet, sleþþe, sleygt, sleyght, sleyghte, sleyȝte, sleyhte, sleyt, sleyte, sleythe, sleyþe, slight, sliȝt, sliȝþe, slithe, sliþe, slyghte, slyȝt

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Norse slœgð, from Proto-Germanic *slōgiþō; equivalent to sly +‎ -the (abstract nominal suffix).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈslixt(ə)/, /ˈsliːxt(ə)/, /ˈslæi̯xt(ə)/, /ˈslɛxt(ə)/

Noun

sleighte (plural sleightes)

1. Wit, shrewdness, judiciousness; the state of being wise.
2. Adeptness, expertise; knowledge in a certain area.
3. Tactics, plans, preparation; the act of readying.
4. A tactic, approach, method, or accomplishment.
5. Work, labour, might; that which is expended on a task.
6. Detail; the finer or more intricate points of something.
7. Cunning, sleight; craft; artful practice.
8. An artful or deceiving trick; a sly artifice.
9. (rare) Something of extreme attractiveness.

Derived terms

• sleightely
• sleighty

Descendants

• English: sleight
• Scots: slicht

References

• “sleight, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 5 June 2019.

Adjective

sleighte

1. Judicious, considered, shrewd; having or indicative of great wisdom.
2. Sly, artful, wily; employing or being an example of deception.

References

• “sleight, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 5 June 2019.