sleigh
English
Pronunciation
- enPR: slā, IPA(key): /sleɪ/
Audio (US) (file) - Rhymes: -eɪ
- Homophone: slay
Etymology 1
From Modern Dutch slee, from Middle Dutch slede, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *slidô. Doublet of sled and further related to slide.
Noun
sleigh (plural sleighs)
a horse-drawn sleigh
- A vehicle, generally pulled by an animal, which moves over snow or ice on runners, used for transporting persons or goods. (contrast "sled", which is smaller)
- Santa travels in a sleigh.
- 2023 December 27, David Turner, “Silent lines...”, in RAIL, number 999, page 29:
- In 1958, it was reported that for "the fourth year in succession, staff of four South London stations have combined to decorate the booking hall at Peckham Rye station". They installed a nativity scene, models of Father Christmas, and a sleigh driven by huskies, and Christmas trees were placed around the station.
Derived terms
Translations
vehicle on runners — see sledge
Verb
sleigh (third-person singular simple present sleighs, present participle sleighing, simple past and past participle sleighed)
- To ride or drive a sleigh.
Derived terms
Translations
sly — see sly
Further reading
Irish
Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| sleigh | shleigh after an, tsleigh |
not applicable |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
Middle English
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