sleighte

Middle English

Alternative forms

• scleighte,scliȝt,sleght,sleȝt,sleȝþe,sleight,sleigþe,sleiȝt,sleiht,sleihte,sleiþe,slet,sleþþe,sleygt,sleyght,sleyghte,sleyȝte,sleyhte,sleyt,sleyte,sleythe,sleyþe,slight,sliȝt,sliȝþe,slithe,sliþe,slyghte,slyȝt

Etymology

BorrowedfromOld Norseslœgð,fromProto-Germanic*slōgiþō;equivalent tosly+‎-the(abstract nominal suffix).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):/ˈslixt(ə)/,/ˈsliːxt(ə)/,/ˈsleːxt(ə)/,/ˈslɛi̯xt(ə)/,/ˈslɛi̯ð(ə)/

Noun

sleighte(pluralsleightes)

1. Wit,shrewdness,judiciousness;the state of being wise.
2. Adeptness,expertise;knowledge in a certain area.
3. Tactics,plans,preparation;the act of readying.
4. Atactic,approach,method,oraccomplishment.
5. Work,labour,might;that which is expended on a task.
6. Detail;the finer or more intricate points of something.
7. Cunning,sleight;craft; artful practice.
8. An artful ordeceivingtrick; aslyartifice.
9. (rare)Something of extremeattractiveness.

Derived terms

• sleightely
• sleighty

Descendants

• English:sleight
• Scots:slicht

References

• “sleight,n.”,inMED Online,Ann Arbor, Mich.:University of Michigan,2007,retrieved2019-06-05.

Adjective

sleighte

1. Judicious,considered,shrewd;having or indicative of great wisdom.
2. Sly,artful,wily;employing or being an example of deception.

References

• “sleight,n.”,inMED Online,Ann Arbor, Mich.:University of Michigan,2007,retrieved2019-06-05.