# slive

> English word · Verb · IPA /slaɪv/

## Definitions
1. To cut; split; separate.
2. To cut or slice something off; separate by slicing.

## Etymology
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”).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/slive