UrsprungFrom Middle High German sleier, sleiger, sloiger, slogier. Of uncertain ultimate origin, but most likely borrowed; perhaps related to Latin stragulus (“covering”).
Compare Middle Low German sleyer, sloier, sloiger, Middle English scleire, scleyre, sleyre, slyre (“veil”).
- raresynonym of beslöja (“veil”)
Formerslöja(indefinite, nominative, singular) · slöjas(genitive, indefinite, singular) · slöjan(definite, nominative, singular) · slöjans(definite, genitive, singular) · slöjor(indefinite, nominative, plural) · slöjors(genitive, indefinite, plural) · slöjorna(definite, nominative, plural) · slöjornas(definite, genitive, plural) · slöjar(present) · slöjade(preterite) · slöjat(supine) · slöja(imperative) · slöja(active, infinitive) · slöjas(infinitive, passive) · slöjat(active, supine) · slöjats(passive, supine) · slöja(active, imperative) · -(imperative, passive) · slöjen(active, archaic, error-unrecognized-form) · -(archaic, error-unrecognized-form, passive)