Eorþ-slihtes

According to the Old English Dictionary:

eorþ-slihtes

adv. [slihtes, old gen. of sliht destruction, slaughter, like nihtes of niht] In an earth-destroying manner; in mŏdo vastante terram :-- Swá swá oxa gewunaþ to awéstenne gærs, óþ ða wirttruman, eorþslihtes mid tóðum as an ox is accustomed to consume grass with his teeth, even to the roots, in an earth-destroying manner, Num. 22, 4. eorþ-slihtes