slade
slade · slades
A hillsideA hillside.
/sleɪd/
Meaning
4 senses(dialectal)A hillside.
A spade for digging peat.
(archaic, dialectal)A valley, a flat grassy area, a glade.
(obsolete)The sole of a plough.
Origin
From Middle English slade (“low-lying ground, a valley; a flat grassy area, glade; hollowsFrom Middle English slade (“low-lying ground, a valley; a flat grassy area, glade; hollows of clouds; a creek, stream; a channel”), from Old English slæd (“valley, glade”), from Proto-West Germanic *slad, from Proto-Germanic *sladą (“glen, valley”), of uncertain origin. Perhaps from Proto-Germanic *sladaną (“to glide, slip”) or Proto-Germanic *sladdaz (“to be slack, droop”). Compare Old Norse slóð (“track, trail”).
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