slìom

slìom
sleek, slippery, slim, the buttercup (Carm.), Irish slíomaim flatter, smooth, gloss over; from English slim, sly, crafty, slender, now "slim", Scottish slim, naughty, slim o'er, gloss over, Old Dutch slim, awry, crafty, German schlimm, bad, cunning. Hence Gaelic slìomaire, weakling, craven.

Etymological dictionary of the Gaelic language. . 1982.

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