v. Obs. rare–1. [ME. toslyfte(n, deriv. vb. f. OE. to-slífan to split, cleave, cut to pieces: cf. SLIVE v.1] trans. To break to pieces.
c. 1315. Shoreham, i. 726. To-slyfte A myrour þou myȝt fol wel, Bote nauȝt þe ymage schifte.
