English Explanatory Dictionary

silflay

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The act of eating outdoors.

Pronunciation

/ˈsɪlf.leɪ/

Word forms

silflay

Etymology

Borrowed from Lapine silflay, coined by Richard Adams in Watership Down as part of the fictional language Lapine, which in the story is spoken by rabbits. The word silflay (“to eat outdoors”) is derived from silf (“outdoors”) + flay (“food”).

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