Etymology Explorer › Old English

Where does “slīcian” come from?

slīcian (Old English): to make sleek, slick, smooth, or glossy

Definitions

  1. to make sleek, slick, smooth, or glossy

Words derived from “slīcian”

  • sleek
  • slick
  • slicker
  • sleeker
  • slickness
  • sleekness
  • sleekly
  • slickly
  • sleekit
  • sleeking
  • slike
  • sleeky
  • slicken
  • slickster
  • slickered
  • unslick
  • unsleek
  • sleeken
  • superslick
  • ultraslick
  • rainslicker
  • supersleek
  • sleekish
  • slickwater