Old English · verb
ætslidan
Normalised ætslīdan
- Part of speech
- verb
- Verb class
- strong class I
- IPA
- /ætˈsliː.dɑn/
- Syllables
- æt · ˈsliː · dɑn (3 syllables)
Meaning
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to slip, fall, slip away, slide away
Eft æt sumum sæle ætslād sē hālga wer on ðām hēalīcum gradum æt þām hālgum wēofode, swā þæt hē fornēan eal wearð tōcwȳsed; ac on þǣre nihte hine ġelācnode God, ðurh his hālgan enġel, tō ansundre hǣle.
Also, at a certain hall, the holy man slipped on the high steps at the holy altar, so that almost his whole body became bruised; but in the night, God restored him to full health through his holy angel.
Homilies of the Anglo-Saxon Church
Conjugation
| Present | Past | |
|---|---|---|
| Indicative | ||
| 1st singular | ætslīde | ætslād |
| 2nd singular | ætslītst | ætslide |
| 3rd singular | ætslīttætslīt | ætslād |
| Plural | ætslīdaþ | ætslidon |
| Subjunctive | ||
| Singular | ætslīde | ætslide |
| Plural | ætslīden | ætsliden |
| Form | |
|---|---|
| Infinitive | ætslīdan |
| Inflected infinitive | ætslīdenne |
| Imperative singular | ætslīd |
| Imperative plural | ætslīdaþ |
| Present participle | ætslīdende |
| Past participle | ætsliden |
All forms (14)
Etymology
By surface analysis, æt- + slīdan
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