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slive¹

  • /slaɪv/

Rhymes with -aɪv

Where it comes from

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”).

verb slives · sliving · slove · slived · sliven

  1. dialectal, obsolete, transitive To cut; split; separate.
  2. Scotland, dialectal, obsolete, transitive To cut or slice something off; separate by slicing.

noun slives

  1. dialectal A slice or sliver; slip, chip.

slive²

  • /slaɪv/

Rhymes with -aɪv

Where it comes from

From Middle English sliven, from Old English slīfan, slēfan (“to slip or put a garment on”). Perhaps related to slip.

verb slives · sliving · slived

  1. Northern England, Scotland, dialectal To sneak; skulk; proceed in a sly way; creep.

slive³

  • /slɪv/

Where it comes from

Back-formation from sliving, equivalent to blend of slay + live.

verb slives · sliving · slived

  1. slang To live life to the fullest while being successful, glamorous, and confident.

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@misc{slive_2026,
  title = {slive},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/slive},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}