slype

1 of 2

dialectal English variant of slipe:3

slype

2 of 2

noun

ˈslīp

plural -s

: a narrow passage

specifically : one between the transept and chapter house or deanery in an English cathedral

Word History

Etymology

Noun

probably from Flemish slijpe place for slipping in and out, from Middle Flemish slijpen to slip, slip out; akin to Middle Dutch slippen to slip

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