slæwþ
Old English
Alternative forms
- slǣƿþ
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /slæːwθ/
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *slaiwiþō (“slowness, lateness”), equivalent to slow + -th. Cognate with Scots sleuth (“sloth, slowness”).
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