An Etymological Dictionary of the Scottish Language / in which the words are explained in their different senses, authorized by the names of the writers by whom they are used, or the titles of the works in which they occur, and deduced from their originals

by John Jamieson

SLATE, s. One who is slovenly and dirty, Loth. Border; slaid, Clydes.
Ramsay.

Isl. sladde, vir habitu et moribus indecorus.

To SLATE, v. a. To let loose; applied to dogs in hunting.
Pal. Hon.

A. S. slaetinge, vestigia ferarum.

SLAUKIE, adj.
1. Flaccid, unctuous, S. B.
V. [Slake].
2. Slimy, covered with slake, S.
3. Slow, whether in speech or motion, Ang.

Isl. slaeki, foemina piger.

SLAUPIE, adj. Indolent and slovenly, S. B.

Su. G. slapp, remissus; Isl. slap-r, homuncio sordidus.

SLAW, adj. Slow, S.
K. Ja. VI.

SLE, SLEY, adj.
1. Sly, S. slee.
Doug.
2. Skilful, dexterous.
Barbour.
3. Ingenious.
Wallace.