Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1971 (SND Vol. VIII).
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SLED, adv. Aphetic form of asled, aslant, on a slope (Slk. 1825 Jam.).
[From a-, on, + O.Sc. slaid, Eng. †slade, O.E. slœd, a slope.]
