sleck

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sleck

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From Middle English slecken, slekken, from Old Norse slekkja, sløkkva (“to extinguish, quench, slake”), from Proto-Germanic *slakjaną, *slakwijaną (“to slake”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)lēg- (“weak, faint, limp”). Cognate with Old English sleċċan, slæċċan (“to make slack or slow, delay”).

verb slecks · slecking · slecked · slekk

alternative Alternative form of slake to sleck lime
dialectal To slake; allay; cool; quench; extinguish.
Scotland To groan when overloaded with food; sigh with repletion.

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@misc{sleck_2026,
  title = {sleck},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/sleck},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}