slench, v. Now dial.
(slɛntʃ)
Also 9 slensh, slinch; pa. tense 4 sleynt, 5 slent.
[repr. OE. *slęncan, causative form from slincan slink v.]
intr. To slink, sneak.
| c 1330 Amis & Amil. 2279 For sorwe he sleynt oway biside, And wepe with reweful chere. 1401 Pol. Poems (Rolls) II. 112 Moche mawgre mote thou have thus to frayn a frere, that slily wolde have slent aweye. 1781 J. Hutton Tour To Caves (ed. 2) Gloss. 96 Slench, to hunt privately for stealing food as dogs do. 1869– in northern dial. glossaries. |