slive

== English == === Etymology 1 === From Middle English sliven, from Old English slīfan (“to cleave, split”), from Proto-West Germanic *slīban, from Proto-Germanic *slībaną (“to split”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kelH- (“to cut”). ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /slaɪv/ Rhymes: -aɪv ==== Verb ==== slive (third-person singular simple present slives, present participle sliving, simple past slove or slived, past participle sliven or slived) (transitive, obsolete or dialectal) To cut; split; separate. (transitive, obsolete or dialectal, chiefly Scotland) To cut or slice something off; separate by slicing. ===== Derived terms ===== ==== Noun ==== slive (plural slives) (dialectal) A slice or sliver; slip, chip. ==== Related terms ==== sliver === Etymology 2 === From Middle English sliven, from Old English slīfan, slēfan (“to slip or put a garment on”). Perhaps related to slip. ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /slaɪv/ Rhymes: -aɪv ==== Verb ==== slive (third-person singular simple present slives, present participle sliving, simple past and past participle slived) (dialectal, Northern England, Scotland) To sneak; skulk; proceed in a sly way; creep. ===== Related terms ===== sliverly === Etymology 3 === Back-formation from sliving, equivalent to blend of slay +‎ live. ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /slɪv/ ==== Verb ==== slive (third-person singular simple present slives, present participle sliving, simple past and past participle slived) (slang) To live life to the fullest while being successful, glamorous, and confident. === Anagrams === Elvis, Levi's, Levis, Lévis, Viels, evils, lives, veils, vleis, vlies == Slovene == === Noun === slíve inflection of slíva: genitive singular nominative/accusative plural