v. Obs. [ME. to-slitte(n, f. TO-2 + slitte(n, SLIT v.] trans. To slit open, split.
a. 1250. Owl & Night., 694. Ac ȝif þat he forlost his wit, Þonne is his red purs al toslit.
c. 1300. Seyn Julian (Ashm.), 146. Þe bones hi to slitte & þe marw out drowe.
c. 1400. Laud Troy Bk., 16808. Many a baly scho ther rittes And many a scheld sche al to-sclittes.
14[?]. Sir Beues (M.), 520. There was no sarzin, that hym hitte, But he is body all to-slitt.
