slipen

Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch *slīpan.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsliːpən/

Verb

slipen

  1. to sharpen
  2. to grind, to abrade

Inflection

Conjugation of slipen (strong class 1)
infinitive base form slipen
genitive slipens
dative slipene
indicative subjunctive
present past present past
1st person singular slipe slêep slipe slēpe
2nd person singular slijps, slipes slēeps, slēpes slijps, slipes slēpes
3rd person singular slijpt, slipet slêep slipe slēpe
1st person plural slipen slēpen slipen slēpen
2nd person plural slijpt, slipet slēept, slēpet slijpt, slipet slēpet
3rd person plural slipen slēpen slipen slēpen
imperative
singular slijp, slipe
plural slijpt, slipet
present past
participle slipende geslēpen

Descendants

  • Dutch: slijpen
    • Afrikaans: slyp
  • Limburgish: sliepe

Further reading

  • slipen”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
  • Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “slipen”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN

Swedish

Noun

slipen

  1. definite singular of slip