sliken

Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old English *slīcian.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈslikən/, /ˈsliːkən/

Verb

sliken

  2. To smoothen, polish
  3. (figurative) To deceive with the tongue, butter up, flatter

Conjugation

Conjugation of sliken (weak in -ed)
infinitive (to) sliken, slike
present tense past tense
1st-person singular slike sliked
2nd-person singular slikest slikedest
3rd-person singular sliketh sliked
subjunctive singular slike
imperative singular —
plural1 sliken, slike slikeden, slikede
imperative plural sliketh, slike —
participles slikynge, slikende sliked, ysliked

1 Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.

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