"sly" meaning in Middle English

See sly in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /sliː(x)/, /sleː(x)/, /slix/ Forms: slye [plural], slye [singular, weak], slyer [comparative], sliest [superlative]
Etymology: Borrowed from Old Norse slǿgr, from Proto-Germanic *slōgiz. Etymology templates: {{glossary|loanword|Borrowed}} Borrowed, {{bor|enm|non|slǿgr|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Old Norse slǿgr, {{bor+|enm|non|slǿgr}} Borrowed from Old Norse slǿgr, {{der|enm|gem-pro|*slōgiz}} Proto-Germanic *slōgiz Head templates: {{head|enm|adjective|plural and weak singular|slye|comparative|slyer|superlative|sliest|head=}} sly (plural and weak singular slye, comparative slyer, superlative sliest), {{enm-adj|slye|slyer|sliest}} sly (plural and weak singular slye, comparative slyer, superlative sliest)
  1. Judicious, considered, shrewd; having or indicative of great wisdom. Categories (topical): Mind
    Sense id: en-sly-enm-adj-NZvI~qhf Disambiguation of Mind: 23 22 28 26 0
  2. Adept, expert, quality; having or indicative of great expertise. Categories (topical): Mind
    Sense id: en-sly-enm-adj-kjxq73zk Disambiguation of Mind: 23 22 28 26 0
  3. Sly, artful, wily; employing or being an example of deception. Categories (topical): Mind
    Sense id: en-sly-enm-adj-Kslva0Li Disambiguation of Mind: 23 22 28 26 0
  4. (rare) Attractive; having good looks. Tags: rare Categories (topical): Appearance, Mind
    Sense id: en-sly-enm-adj-e-R~tdiI Disambiguation of Appearance: 10 15 7 66 2 Disambiguation of Mind: 23 22 28 26 0 Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Middle English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 23 7 24 43 3 Disambiguation of Middle English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 23 8 25 41 3
  5. (rare) Unknown or hidden. Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-sly-enm-adj-Q~Wde5dz
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: sleighly, sleighte, slynesse

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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