different between slape vs slipe

English

Etymology

Icelandic sleipr (“slippery”), akin to English slip.

Adjective

slape (comparative more slape, superlative most slape)

1. (Britain, dialect) slippery; smooth
2. (Britain, dialect) crafty; hypocritical

Derived terms

• slape ale

Anagrams

• ALSEP, ELSPA, Lapes, Leaps, Pales, Peals, e-pals, lapse, leaps, lepas, pales, peals, pleas, salep, sepal, spale

Afrikaans

Noun

slape

1. plural of slaap

Dutch

Pronunciation

Verb

slape

1. (archaic) singular present subjunctive of slapen

Middle English

Noun

slape (uncountable)

1. Alternative form of slepe

English

Etymology

Compare slip (verb).

Noun

slipe (plural slipes)

1. A sledge runner on which a skip is dragged in a mine.

Anagrams

• Elpis, Lipes, Peils, Piels, Piles, Siple, piles, plies, pliés, spiel, spile

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

Probably from Middle Low German slipen; compare with Danish slibe and Swedish slipa.

Verb

slipe (imperative slip, present tense sliper, passive slipes, simple past slipte, past participle slipt, present participle slipende)

1. to grind
2. to sharpen, hone (a knife, also figurative)
3. to polish (e.g. marble, also figurative)
4. to cut (crystal glass, precious stones)

References

• “slipe” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
• “slipe” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

Probably from Middle Low German slipen

Verb

slipe (present tense slipar/sliper, past tense slipa/slipte, past participle slipa/slipt, passive infinitive slipast, present participle slipande, imperative slip)

1. to grind
2. to sharpen, hone (a knife, also figurative)
3. to polish (e.g. marble, also figurative)
4. to cut (crystal glass, precious stones)

Alternative forms

• slipa

References

• “slipe” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.