"slewth" meaning in Middle English

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Noun

Forms: slewthe [alternative]
Head templates: {{head|enm|noun}} slewth
  1. sloth; idleness
    Sense id: en-slewth-enm-noun-n32NiPX- Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Alternative forms

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          "translation": "Of the root of these seven sins, then, is Pride, the general root of all harms; for of this root spring certain branches, as Anger, Envy, Accidia or Sloth, Avarice or Covetousness (to common understanding), Gluttony, and Lechery.",
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