sliepan

Old English

Alternative forms
  • slīpan, slȳpan

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈsliːy̯pɑn/

Verb

slīepan

  1. (transitive) to slip
    • late 10th century, Ælfric, Esther
      Se cyning slīepte his bēag of.
      The king slipped his ring off.
    • late 9th century, Alfred the Great, "Nero"
      Se hlāford slīepte hefiġ ġeoc on þā swīeran his þeġna.
      The master slipped a heavy yoke on the necks of his servants.

Conjugation
Conjugation of slīepan (weak class 1)
infinitive slīepan tō slīepenne
indicative present past
1st-person singular slīepe slīepte
2nd-person singular slīepst slīeptest
3rd-person singular slīepþ slīepte
plural slīepaþ slīepton
subjunctive present past
singular slīepe slīepte
plural slīepen slīepten
imperative
singular slīep
plural slīepaþ
participle present past
slīepende (ġe)slīeped

Synonyms
  • slīefan

Derived terms
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