slæwþ
Old English
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *slaiwiþō (“slowness, lateness”), equivalent to slāw + -þ. Cognate with Scots sleuth (“sloth, slowness”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /slæːwθ/
Noun
slǣwþ f
- sloth; laziness
Inflection
Declension of slæwþ (strong ō-stem)
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | slǣwþ | slǣwþa, slǣwþe |
| accusative | slǣwþe | slǣwþa, slǣwþe |
| genitive | slǣwþe | slǣwþa |
| dative | slǣwþe | slǣwþum |
Descendants
- Middle English: slouthe, slewthe
- English: sloth
- Scots: sleuth
Further reading
- Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898), “slǽwþ”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.