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English

Alternative forms

sleight, slight
slyte (Scotland)

Etymology

Pronunciation

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Verb

slite (third-person singular simple present slites, present participle sliting, simple past slit, slote or slited, past participle slit, slitten, or slited)

(deprecated template usage) (transitive, dialectal) To slit; tear or rip up.
(deprecated template usage) (transitive, dialectal) To wear away (clothes).

Noun

slite (uncountable)

(deprecated template usage) (dialectal) The act or process of ripping up; rending; wear and tear.

Anagrams

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 ===Etymology===
-From {{etyl|enm|en}} {{term|sliten|lang=enm}}, from {{etyl|ang|en}} {{term|slitan|slītan|to slit, tear, rend, shiver, split, rend to pieces, cleave, divide|lang=ang}}, from {{etyl|gem-pro|en}} {{term/t|gem-pro|*slītaną||to tear}}, from {{etyl|ine-pro|en}} {{term/t|ine-pro|*skleid-}}, {{term/t|ine-pro|*(s)kel-||to cut, trim}}. Cognate with {{etyl|frr|-}} {{term|slitten||to clear, make void|lang=frr}}, {{etyl|nl|-}} {{term|slijten||to wear, waste, ravel out|lang=nl}}, {{etyl|de|-}} {{term|schleißen||to trim|lang=de}}, {{etyl|sv|-}} {{term|slita||to rip, tear|lang=sv}}.
+From {{etyl|enm|en}} {{term|sliten|lang=enm}}, from {{etyl|ang|en}} {{term/t|ang|slītan||to slit, tear, rend, shiver, split, rend to pieces, cleave, divide}}, from {{etyl|gem-pro|en}} {{term/t|gem-pro|*slītaną||to tear}}, from {{etyl|ine-pro|en}} {{term/t|ine-pro|*skleid-}}, {{term/t|ine-pro|*(s)kel-||to cut, trim}}. Cognate with {{etyl|frr|-}} {{term|slitten||to clear, make void|lang=frr}}, {{etyl|nl|-}} {{term|slijten||to wear, waste, ravel out|lang=nl}}, {{etyl|de|-}} {{term|schleißen||to trim|lang=de}}, {{etyl|sv|-}} {{term|slita||to rip, tear|lang=sv}}.
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