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Slive

//slaɪv// noun, verb, slang

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A slice or sliver; slip, chip. dialectal
Verb
  1. 1
    To cut; split; separate. dialectal, obsolete, transitive
  2. 2
    To sneak; skulk; proceed in a sly way; creep. Northern-England, Scotland, dialectal
  3. 3
    To live life to the fullest while being successful, glamorous, and confident. slang
  4. 4
    To cut or slice something off; separate by slicing. Scotland, dialectal, obsolete, transitive

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Middle English sliven, from Old English slīfan (“to cleave, split”), from Proto-West Germanic *slīban, from Proto-Germanic *slībaną (“to split”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kelH- (“to cut”).

Etymology 2

From Middle English sliven, from Old English slīfan (“to cleave, split”), from Proto-West Germanic *slīban, from Proto-Germanic *slībaną (“to split”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kelH- (“to cut”).

Etymology 3

From Middle English sliven, from Old English slīfan, slēfan (“to slip or put a garment on”). Perhaps related to slip.

Etymology 4

Back-formation from sliving, equivalent to blend of slay + live.

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