RhymeZone: slive definitions

Definitions of slive:

verb: (transitive, obsolete or dialectal) To cut; split; separate.
verb: (transitive, obsolete or dialectal, chiefly Scotland) To cut or slice something off; separate by slicing.
noun: (dialectal) A slice or sliver; slip, chip.
verb: (dialectal, Northern England, Scotland) To sneak; skulk; proceed in a sly way; creep.

(Definitions from Wiktionary)