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==Etymology==
− It is [[bor|nl|slim|t=bad, sly, clever]] or Low German slim,^(Barnhart 1988)^(Etymonline)^(Hoad 1986) from Middle Dutch slim, slimp, slanting, crooked, bad, wrong,^(Barnhart 1988)^(Etymonline) from Proto-Germanic *slembaz, oblique, crooked,^(Etymonline)^(Barnhart 1988) source also of Middle High German slimp, slanting, awry, and German [[m|de|schlimm|t=bad]].^(Etymonline)^(Hoad 1986) Etymonline calls it of unknown origin;^(Etymonline) Barnhart compares Sanskrit lambate, hangs down.^(Barnhart 1988) It is not found in Middle English.^(Etymonline)
+ It is [[bor|nl|slim|t=bad, sly, clever]] or [[nds|slim]],^(Barnhart 1988)^(Etymonline)^(Hoad 1986) from [[dum|slim]], slimp, slanting, crooked, bad, wrong,^(Barnhart 1988)^(Etymonline) from [[gem-pro|*slembaz]], oblique, crooked,^(Etymonline)^(Barnhart 1988) source also of [[gmh|slimp]], slanting, awry, and German [[m|de|schlimm|t=bad]].^(Etymonline)^(Hoad 1986) Etymonline calls it of unknown origin;^(Etymonline) Barnhart compares [[sa|लम्बते|tr=lambate]], hangs down.^(Barnhart 1988) It is not found in Middle English.^(Etymonline)
==Earliest recorded meaning==