sleip

== Icelandic == === Adjective === sleip inflection of sleipur: strong feminine singular nominative positive degree strong neuter plural nominative positive degree strong neuter plural accusative positive degree == Jamtish == === Etymology === From Old Norse sleipr, from Proto-Germanic *slaipaz. Compare Icelandic sleipur. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ɬeɪːp] Rhymes: -eɪːp === Adjective === sleip slippery == Norwegian Nynorsk == === Etymology === From Old Norse sleipr, from Proto-Germanic *slaipaz. Compare Jamtish sleip and Icelandic sleipur. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [slɛ̝ɪ̯ːp], [ʂɭɛ̝ɪ̯ːp] Rhymes: -ɛɪp === Adjective === sleip (neuter sleipt, definite singular and plural sleipe, comparative sleipare, indefinite superlative sleipast, definite superlative sleipaste) slippery, slick Synonyms: hål, glatt sneaky, slimy ==== Derived terms ==== sleiping (“slimy, deceitful person”) ==== Related terms ==== sleipna Sleipne (eight-legged horse in Norse mythology)