Definitions For Slade

Etymology 1

From Middle English slade, t=low-lying ground, a valley; a flat grassy area, glade; hollows of clouds; a creek, stream; a channel, from {{inh, en, ang, slæd, t=valley, glade}}, from {{inh, en, gem-pro, sladą, t=glen, valley}}, of {{unk, en, title=uncertain}} origin. Perhaps from {{der, en, gem-pro, *sladaną, t=to glide, slip}} or {{cog, gem-pro, *sladdaz, t=to be slack, droop}}. Compare {{cog, non, slóð, t=track, trail}}.

Noun

SLADE (plural SLADEs) (now, _, rare, _, or, _, dialectal) A valley, a flat grassy area, a glade. (obsolete) The sole of a plough.

Etymology 2

Noun

SLADE (plural SLADEs) A spade for digging peat.

Anagrams

Dales, Delas, dales, deals, desal, lades, lased, leads, seal'd