Where does “slyke” come from?

slyke (Middle English) comes from Middle English slīken, from Old English slīcian — to make sleek, slick, smooth, or glossy.

slyke (Middle English): slick, slippery; deceptive, malicious

Definitions

  1. slick, slippery; deceptive, malicious

Ancestry of “slyke”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishslīkenTo smoothen, polish
2Old Englishslīcianto make sleek, slick, smooth, or glossy

Words derived from “slyke”

Every word from Old English slīcian →Every word from Middle English slīken →
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