sliden

Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old English slīdan, from Proto-Germanic *slīdaną, from Proto-Indo-European *sléydʰeti. Cognates include Middle Dutch slīden, Middle Low German slīden, Middle High German slīten, and Sanskrit स्रेधति (sredhati).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsliːdən/

Verb

sliden

  1. To slide; to propel oneself along a surface:
    1. To slide then fall; to lose one's traction.
    2. To slip; to move from something's assigned place.
  2. To move, especially in a inconspicuous or noiseless way:
    1. To leak or secrete; to move as a liquid.
    2. To drop; to undergo falling or descent.
    3. To bend or deviate from something's original course.
    4. To leave or go away; to vanish.
    5. (figuratively) To die; to undergo death.
  3. (figuratively) To enter into iniquity or immoral behaviour.
  4. (rare) To experience alteration or modification; to become different.

Conjugation

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References

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