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sklash, slash, slashy,
slash [slaʃ]
n. A slash. A splash, wet and dirty work. A fight, a scuffle, fracas.
pl. slashes
v. To slash. To strike with something wet.
 
slashy
adj. Of work: wet and dirty. Of rain: heavy.
slaetro, slaetroe, slaetroo, slaiter, slaiter, slaiter, slaitero, slaito, slater, slaterick, slaterick, slatero, slateroo, slaterow, slaterworm, slatoe, slatro, slatroe, slatroo,
slater [ˈsletər]
Also I.Ork. slatero
n. A woodlouse such as Armadillidium vulgare.
onslaucht, slaachet, slaachter, slaachtered, slachter, slauchter, slauchtered, slauchtert,
slauchter [ˈslɔːxtər]
v. To slaughter.
pt. pp. slauchtert, slauchtered
 
Compounds and phrases etc.
 
onslaucht: An onslaught.
slam, slammach, slammag, slammock, slaum, slaumock, slawm, slawmach, slummock,
slaum [N. slaːm]
n. Slime. Anything of a slimy, sloppy or oozy consistency.
dim. slaumock A hasty (mushy) mouthful of food, a snatch or gobble of food. A sizeable amount.
v. To slaver, slobbe. To kiss in a sloppy sentimental way.
 
Compounds and phrases etc.
 
slaumach: MN. Gossamer, spiders' webs in grass or in the air.
sclarrie, sclarry, sclaurie, sclauriet, sclery, slaarie, slaary, slarry, slaurie, slaurit, slaury,
slaurie [ˈslɔːre]
also MN. with prothetic s sclaurie [ˈsklaːri]
n. A smear, smudge. A daub of any soft sticky substance.
v. To daub or splash with mud etc. To besmear, dirty one's clothes.
pt. pp. slaurit, slauried, slaurit
sclaver, sclavers, slaiver, slaiverin, slaivers, slaver, slaverin, slavers, slavery, slavir, slavirin, slavirs, slavver, slayver, slever, sleverin, slevers, slevver, slevverin, slevvers, sliver, slivers, slivver, slivvers, slivvery-doctor,
slaver [ˈsleːvər, MN. slɪvər]
n. Saliva, salivation.
pl. slavers
v. To talk nonsense or drivel. To chatter in a silly, empty way. To talk in an ingratiating or insincerely polite manner.
 
Compounds and phrases etc.
 
slaverin: Salivating copiously.
slavery-doctor: MN. A harmless jellyfish.
sla, slaa, slae, slaely, slaw, slawlie,
slaw [slɑː, slɔː, N. I. slaː]
adj. Slow. Easy-going, lax, slack. Having insufficient spirit or attack.
adv. Slowly. Without haste, in a leisurely manner.
sla, slaa, slain, slaw, slay, slen,
slay [sleː]
v. To slay. To destroy vegetation and soil fertility, by overharrowing and pulverising the ground.
pt. slaw [slɑː slɔː N. I. slaː] Slew.
pp. slain [ˈsleːn]
sleb, slebbo, slebs, slebset, slep, sleps, slepse,
sleb [I.Sh. slɛb]
n. The underlip, especially when projected in a pout or before an outburst of weeping.
v. To hang the lip, to pout.
 
Compounds and phrases etc.
 
slebs: To eat in a slobbering manner.
slebset: I.Sh. With a drooping, sulky lip.
sled, sledgie,
sled [sled, slɛd]
n. A sledge. Also applied to a type of cart with solid wheels.

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