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.

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