slapan

Old Dutch

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *slāpan, from Proto-Germanic *slēpaną.

Verb

slāpan

  1. to sleep

Inflection

Descendants

  • Middle Dutch: slâpen
    • Dutch: slapen
      • Afrikaans: slaap
      • Negerhollands: slaap, slap, slaep
      • Skepi Creole Dutch: slapi, slappe
    • Limburgish: slaope
    • Zealandic: slaepe

Further reading

  • slāpan”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012

Old English

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈslɑː.pɑn/

Verb

slāpan

  1. alternative form of slǣpan

Conjugation

  • slāp
  • slāpere
  • slāpern
  • slāpfulnes
  • slāpian
  • slāpol
  • slāpolnes
  • slāpornes

Descendants

Old Saxon

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *slāpan.

Verb

slāpan

  1. to sleep
    • 9th c. Heliand, verse 4777
      "Huī williad gī sō slāpen? quađ hē."
      "Why do you want to sleep thus?" said he.

Conjugation

Descendants