Etymograph

English

slizzard

From slither + -iz-, an intensifying infix, apparently + -ard, perhaps from drunkard.

Formed from ard

Proto-Indo-European *h₂erh₃- ‘to plough’

Proto-Indo-European *h₂érh₃trom ‘plough’

Proto-Germanic *arþrą ‘plough’

Old Norse arðr ‘plough’

Norwegian ard ‘plough’

English ard

Today it means

adj Intoxicated on alcohol or drugs; stoned.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “slizzard”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.

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