sleve

Middle English

Alternative forms

• sclyv, sclyve, sleeve, slefe, slieve, slyve

Etymology

Inherited from Anglian Old English slēf (West Saxon Old English slīef), from Proto-West Germanic *slaubiju. The final vowel is generalised from the Old English oblique forms.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsleːv(ə)/

Noun

sleve (plural sleves or sleven)

1. A sleeve or a garment consisting of one:
   1. The sleeve as a repository for hidden items.
   2. Armour for the arm and shoulder.

Descendants

• English: sleeve
• Middle Scots: sleif, sleve
  • Scots: sleeve

References

• “slẹ̄ve, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse slefa.

Noun

sleve f or m (definite singular sleven, indefinite plural slevar, definite plural slevane)

1. drool; slaver

Noun

sleve f (definite singular sleva, indefinite plural slever, definite plural slevene)

1. slowworm

   Synonym: stålorm

Verb

sleve (present tense slevar, past tense sleva, past participle sleva, passive infinitive slevast, present participle slevande, imperative sleve/slev)

1. to slaver
2. to drool

Alternative forms

• sleva (a- and split infinitive)

References

• “sleve” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.