sliepan

Old English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *slaupijaną.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsli͜yː.pɑn/

Verb

slīepan (West Saxon)

  1. (transitive) to slip
    • late 10th century, Ælfric, Esther
      Sē cyning þā sōna slȳpte his bēah of.
      The king slipped his ring off.
    • late 9th century, Alfred the Great, "Nero"
      Ēawlā þæt sē hlāford hefiġ ġioc slēpte, swāre on þā swȳran sīnra þeġena.
      The master slipped a heavy yoke on the necks of his servants.

Conjugation

Conjugation of slīepan (weak, class 1)
infinitive slīepan slīepenne
indicative mood present tense past tense
first person singular slīepe slīepte
second person singular slīepest, slīepst slīeptest
third person singular slīepeþ, slīepþ slīepte
plural slīepaþ slīepton
subjunctive present tense past tense
singular slīepe slīepte
plural slīepen slīepten
imperative
singular slīep
plural slīepaþ
participle present past
slīepende (ġe)slīeped

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