slæwþ

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Old English

Pronunciation

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *slaiwiþō (“slowness, lateness”), equivalent to slow +‎ -th. Cognate with Scots sleuth (“sloth, slowness”).

Noun

slǣwþ f

  1. sloth; laziness
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