First published 1921; not fully revised
† Zlidnoun
Factsheet
What does the noun Zlid mean?
There is one meaning in OED's entry for the noun Zlid. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definition, usage, and quotation evidence.
This word is now obsolete. It is last recorded around the late 1700s.
Entry status
OED is undergoing a continuous programme of revision to modernize and improve definitions. This entry has not yet been fully revised.
Where does the noun Zlid come from?
Earliest known use
early 1600s
The earliest known use of the noun Zlid is in the early 1600s.
OED's earliest evidence for Zlid is from 1616, in the writing of S. S.
Zlid is a variant or alteration of another lexical item.
Etymons: English God's lid, God's lids.
Nearby entries
- zizania, n.1526–
- zizany, n.a1400–1803
- zizel, n.1775–
- zizypha, n.1546–1775
- zizyphus, n.?1440–
- zizz, v.1883–
- zizz, int. & n.1824–
- zizzing, n.1884–
- zizzing, adj.1919–
- zizzy, adj.1843–
- Zlid, n.1616–1785
- Z'life, n.1689
- Z line, n.1916–
- Z-list, n. & adj.1979–
- Z-lister, n.1999–
- zloty, n.1915–
- Zn, n.1814–
- -zoa, comb. form
- -zoan, comb. form
- zoantharian, adj. & n.1887–
- zoanthid, n.1870–
Etymology
Summary
A variant or alteration of another lexical item.
Etymons: English God's lid, God's lids.
In α forms a euphemistic alteration of God's lid (see god n. & int. Phrases P.3b.i, and compare Uds n.).Compare 'Z adj.In β forms a euphemistic alteration of God's lids (see god n. & int. Phrases P.3b.i).
Meaning & use
Obsolete.
- 1616–1785
- 1616
Zlid, before the Prologue had done, I had lost my purse.
S. S., Honest Lawyer i. sig. B4v - 1785
Zleads! he nivver played hocus pocus.
W. Hutton, Bran New Wark (E.D.S.) 170
- God's lid1600–1834
- 'Slid1606–A form of oath, common in the 17th century.
- Gad's lid1616–1909
- od's lid1616–1742
- Zlid1616–1785A minced oath: = God's lid(s: see god, n. & int.phrases P.3b.i, and cf. Uds, n.
- 'Slidikins1694–1756A form of minced oath.
- slitterkins1786A form of minced oath.
Forms
Variant forms
α.
- 1600sZlid
β.
- 1700sZleads