slipor

Old English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *slipraz (smooth, slippery).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsli.por/

Adjective

slipor

  1. slippery, not easy to hold, moving easily
  2. slipping easily, easily moved
  3. uncertain, unsteady, without fixed principles
  4. foul

Declension

Synonyms

Descendants

  • Middle English: sliper, sluper, slipper
    • English: slipper
    • Scots: slipper, slippir, slippar, sloppare
    • Middle English: slipperie
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