slyke
Middle English
Alternative forms
- slike
Etymology
From sliken (“smoothen, deceive”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /slik/, /sliːk/
Noun
slyke
- slick, slippery
- (figuratively) deceptive, malicious
Derived terms
- slykstone
Descendants
- English: slick, sleek
References
- “slī̆k(e (adj.)” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-04-09.