slitan
Old English
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *slītan.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈsliː.tɑn/
Verb
slītan
- to tear, rend
- 10th century, The Seafarer:
- þonne hē be clifum cnossað. · Calde ġeþrungen
wǣron mīne fēt, · forste ġebunden,
caldum clommum, · þǣr þā ċeare sēofedun.
Hāt ymb heortan · hungor innan slāt
merewērġes mōd. · Þæt sē mon ne wāt- then it beats near cliffs. My feet were
squeezed by cold, bound by frost,
with cold fetters, when there we bemoaned
sorrows. Hot about heart, hunger within tore
a sea-weary mind. The man didn't know that,
- then it beats near cliffs. My feet were
Conjugation
Conjugation of slītan (strong, class I)
| infinitive | slītan | slītenne |
|---|---|---|
| indicative mood | present tense | past tense |
| first person singular | slīte | slāt |
| second person singular | slītst | slite |
| third person singular | slīt | slāt |
| plural | slītaþ | sliton |
| subjunctive | present tense | past tense |
| singular | slīte | slite |
| plural | slīten | sliten |
| imperative | ||
| singular | slīt | |
| plural | slītaþ | |
| participle | present | past |
| slītende | (ġe)sliten | |
Descendants
Old Saxon
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *slītan.
Verb
slītan
Conjugation
Conjugation of slītan (strong class 1)
| infinitive | slītan | |
|---|---|---|
| indicative | present | past |
| 1st person singular | slītu | slēt |
| 2nd person singular | slītis | sliti |
| 3rd person singular | slītid | slēt |
| plural | slītad | slitun |
| subjunctive | present | past |
| 1st person singular | slīte | sliti |
| 2nd person singular | slītes | slitis |
| 3rd person singular | slīte | sliti |
| plural | slīten | slitin |
| imperative | present | |
| singular | slīt | |
| plural | slītad | |
| participle | present | past |
| slītandi | gislitan, slitan | |
Descendants
- Middle Low German: slîten
- German Low German: slieten