forslowtht

t. [Mod. E. as if " for sloth; ME. for slow then, forslouthen, also, with umlaut, for slew then, neglect; I see that thou wilt her abyde, And thus forslouthe wilfully thy tyde. Chaucer, Nun's Priest's Tale, 1. 276. Bothe bred and ale, butter, melke, and chese For sleuthed in my seruyse til it mygte serue noman. Piers Plowman (B), v. 445.