Slank
/slæŋk/noun
An archaic or dialectal past tense of “slink,” meaning moved stealthily or awkwardly.
Did you know?“Slank” is an older alternative past tense of “slink,” whose Germanic ancestry is associated with creeping or moving stealthily, though the deeper root is uncertain.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Germanic
Proto-Germanic
*slinkaną
“To creep or move stealthily; reconstructed form”
Middle Dutch
Middle Dutch
slinken
“To shrink, become thin, or move stealthily”
Old Norse
Old Norse
slinka
“To slink or move stealthily”
12th–13th Century
Middle English
slinken
“To move furtively or creep away”
16th Century
English
slank
“An alternative past tense of “slink””
Modern English
English
slank
“Archaic or dialectal form meaning moved stealthily”