slenchv.

/slɛntʃ/

Forms: Also 1800s slensh, slinch; past tense Middle English sleynt, Middle English slent.

Etymology: representing Old English *slęncan , causative form < slincan slink v.

Now dialect.

intransitive. To slink, sneak.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > secrecy, concealment > stealthy action, stealth > stealthy movement > move stealthily [verb (intransitive)]

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snikec897

steal1154

creepc1175

skulk?c1225

snaker?c1225

stalkc1300

slenchc1330

lurka1375

slinkc1374

snokec1380

slide1382

slipc1400

mitchera1575

sneak1598

snake1818

sly1825

snoop1832

to steal one's way1847

sniggle1881

gumshoe1897

slime1898

pussyfoot1902

soft-foot1913

cat-foot1916

pussy1919

pussa1953

c1330 Amis & Amil. 2279 For sorwe he sleynt oway biside, And wepe with reweful chere.

1401 Pol. Poems (Rolls) II. 112 Moche mawgre mote thou have thus to frayn a frere, that slily wolde have slent aweye.

1781 J. Hutton Tour to Caves (ed. 2) Gloss. 96 Slench, to hunt privately for stealing food as dogs do.

1869– in northern dial. glossaries.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1912; most recently modified version published online December 2020).

单词	slench
释义	slenchv. /slɛntʃ/ Forms: Also 1800s slensh, slinch; past tense Middle English sleynt, Middle English slent. Etymology: representing Old English slęncan , causative form < slincan* slink v. Now dialect. intransitive. To slink, sneak. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > secrecy, concealment > stealthy action, stealth > stealthy movement > move stealthily [verb (intransitive)] besteala725 snikec897 steal1154 creepc1175 skulk?c1225 snaker?c1225 stalkc1300 slenchc1330 lurka1375 slinkc1374 snokec1380 slide1382 slipc1400 mitchera1575 sneak1598 snake1818 sly1825 snoop1832 to steal one's way1847 sniggle1881 gumshoe1897 slime1898 pussyfoot1902 soft-foot1913 cat-foot1916 pussy1919 pussa1953 c1330 Amis & Amil. 2279 For sorwe he sleynt oway biside, And wepe with reweful chere. 1401 Pol. Poems (Rolls) II. 112 Moche mawgre mote thou have thus to frayn a frere, that slily wolde have slent aweye. 1781 J. Hutton Tour to Caves (ed. 2) Gloss. 96 Slench, to hunt privately for stealing food as dogs do. 1869– in northern dial. glossaries. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1912; most recently modified version published online December 2020). < v.c1330
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