† to-ˈslift, v. Obs. rare—1.
[ME. toslyfte(n, deriv. vb. f. OE. to-sl{iacu}fan to split, cleave, cut to pieces: cf. slive v.1]
trans. To break to pieces.
| c 1315 Shoreham i. 726 To-slyfte A myrour þou myȝt fol wel, Bote nauȝt þe ymage schifte. |
† to-ˈslift, v. Obs. rare—1.
[ME. toslyfte(n, deriv. vb. f. OE. to-sl{iacu}fan to split, cleave, cut to pieces: cf. slive v.1]
trans. To break to pieces.
| c 1315 Shoreham i. 726 To-slyfte A myrour þou myȝt fol wel, Bote nauȝt þe ymage schifte. |
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