slete

Dutch

Verb

slete

1. (dated or formal) singular past subjunctive of slijten

Anagrams

• leest, sleet, steel, stele

Middle English

Alternative forms

• sleet, slet, sleth, slethe

Etymology

Inherited from Old English *slēte, *slīete, from Proto-West Germanic *slautijā, from Proto-Germanic *slautijǭ, of unclear origin.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsleːt(ə)/

Noun

slete (uncountable)

1. sleet (mixture of rain and snow)

Descendants

• English: sleet

References

• “slẹ̄t, n.(1).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.