/sklent/ , Scot. and North Eng.
n.
1. any slanting surface, as a slope.
2. a sideways or oblique movement.
3. a sideways glance.
v.i.
4. to move or lie on a slant.
5. to deviate from a straight course.
6. to deviate from the truth; lie.
Also, sclent .
[ 1505-15; earlier sklente (v.), var. of ME slenten to SLANT ]