slyngen

Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Norse slyngja, slyngva, from Proto-Germanic *slingwaną.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈslinɡən/

Verb

slyngen

  1. To sling, hurl, or toss (usually towards a specified location)
  2. To use a weapon (especially a sling) to hurl a projectile.
  3. To attack or hit (especially with a sling)
  4. To destroy or kill; to end or eliminate.
  5. (rare) To dispose or get rid of; to throw away.
  6. (rare) To launch, hurl or sling oneself.

Conjugation

Conjugation of slyngen (strong class 3)
infinitive (to) slyngen, slynge
present tense past tense
1st-person singular slynge slang
2nd-person singular slyngest slunge, slang
3rd-person singular slyngeth slang
subjunctive singular slynge slunge1
imperative singular —
plural2 slyngen, slynge slungen, slunge
imperative plural slyngeth, slynge —
participles slyngynge, slyngende slungen, slunge, yslunge

1 Replaced by the indicative in later Middle English.
2 Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.

Descendants

  • English: sling
  • Scots: sling, slung

References

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

Noun

slyngen m or f

  1. definite masculine singular of slynge
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