sloe

sloe
\ \ [OE] Etymologically, the sloe is probably the ‘blue-black’ fruit. The word comes, along with its relatives German schlehe, Dutch slee, Swedish slå, and Danish slaa, from a prehistoric Germanic *slaikhwōn, which has been linked with Latin līvēre ‘be blue-black’ (source of English livid [17]). Another close relative is Serbo-Croat shljiva ‘plum’, whose derivative shljivovica ‘plum brandy’ has given English slivovitz [19].
\ \ Cf.⇒ LIVID, SLIVOVITZ

Word origins - 2ed. . 2005.

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(Prunus spinosa)


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  • sloe — fruit of the blackthorn, O.E. slah (pl. slan), from P.Gmc. *slaikhwon (Cf. M.Du., Du. slee, O.H.G. sleha, Ger. Schlehe), from PIE *sleie blue, bluish, blue black (see LIVID (Cf. livid)). Sloe eyed is attested from 1867; sloe gin first recor …   Etymology dictionary

  • Sloe — (sl[=o]), n. [OE. slo, AS. sl[=a]; akin to D. slee, G. schlehe, OHG. sl[=e]ha, Dan. slaaen, Sw. sl[*a]n, perhaps originally, that which blunts the teeth, or sets them on edge (cf. {Slow}); cf. Lith. slywa a plum, Russ. sliva.] (Bot.) A small,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • sloe — sloe; sloe·ber·ry; …   English syllables

  • Sloe — (spr. ßlu), früher Meeresarm zwischen den niederländischen Inseln Walcheren und Südbeveland, 1200 m breit, jetzt abgedämmt und seit 1872 von einer Eisenbahn (Breda Vlissingen) überbrückt …   Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon

  • Sloe — (spr. sloh), Meeresarm zwischen den niederländ. Inseln Walcheren und Zuidbeveland (Prov. Seeland), von der Bahnlinie Breda Vlissingen überschritten …   Kleines Konversations-Lexikon

  • sloe — [sləu US slou] n [: Old English; Origin: slah] a small bitter fruit like a ↑plum …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • sloe — [ slou ] noun count a small sour fruit with a purple skin …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • sloe — ► NOUN 1) another term for BLACKTHORN(Cf. ↑blackthorn). 2) the small bluish black fruit of the blackthorn, with a sharp sour taste. ORIGIN Old English …   English terms dictionary

  • sloe — [slō] n. [ME slo < OE sla, akin to Ger schlehe, Russ & OSlav sliva, plum: see LIVID] 1. BLACKTHORN (sense 1) 2. the small, blue black, plumlike fruit of the blackthorn 3. any of various wild plums …   English World dictionary

  • Sloe — Carte de 1696 où l on peut voir le Sloe ( t Flacke Slou) entre Walcheren et Zuid Beveland. Le Sloe est une ancienne voie navigable néerlandaise entre Walcheren et Zuid Beveland, en Zélande. Auparavant, elle reliait d une part le Veerse Gat et la… …   Wikipédia en Français

  • sloe — /sloʊ/ (say sloh) noun 1. the small, sour, blackish fruit (drupe) of Prunus spinosa. 2. the shrub itself. –adjective 3. of, relating to, or designating spirits flavoured with sloe berries: sloe gin; sloe vodka. {Middle English slo, Old English… …  

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