"sly" meaning in Swedish

See sly in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: no-table-tags [table-tags], sly [indefinite, nominative, uncountable], slyet [definite, nominative, uncountable], slys [genitive, indefinite, uncountable], slyets [definite, genitive, uncountable]
Etymology: Unknown origin. From a dialectal word meaning "wetland with small forest". First attested in 1752. Etymology templates: {{unk|sv}} Unknown, {{glossary|dialectal}} dialectal, {{etydate/the|1752}} 1752, {{ref|sly in Svensk ordbok (SO)|name=}}, {{etydate|1752|ref=sly in Svensk ordbok (SO)}} First attested in 1752. Head templates: {{head|sv|nouns||g=n|g2=|head=|sort=}} sly n, {{sv-noun|n}} sly n Inflection templates: {{sv-decl-noun|sly|slyet|-|-|slys|slyets|-|-|definitions=|gender=Neuter|uncountable=yes}}
  1. An (instance or collection of) young broad-leaved trees or saplings (in particular while growing densely, sometimes in a weed-like fashion). Tags: neuter Holonyms: ris (english: shrubs; brushwood), snår (english: thicket; underbrush) Derived forms: slybestånd, slybeväxt, slykant, slyland, slymark, slyröjning, slyskog, slysnår

Inflected forms

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          "text": "De älskande famnar varandra i ett uterum där betingelserna för njutning och lycka är gynnsamma: i ett hävdat lövträdslandskap (inte i granars skugga eller bland vildvuxen sly), i solljuset (dämpat av bladverkens rörliga ridåer) och i en tempererad zon om sommaren (utan giftormar eller blodsugande insekter).",
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