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Old English · verb

slapian

Normalised slāpian

Part of speech
verb
Verb class
weak class 2
IPA
/ˈslɑː.pi.ɑn/
Syllables
ˈslɑː · pi · ɑn (3 syllables)

Meaning

  1. to cause to sleep

Conjugation

Conjugation of slapian
PresentPast
Indicative
1st singular slāpiġeslāpode
2nd singular slāpastslāpodest
3rd singular slāpaþslāpode
Plural slāpiaþslāpodon
Subjunctive
Singular slāpiġeslāpode
Plural slāpiġenslāpoden
Non-finite forms of slapian
Form
Infinitive slāpian
Inflected infinitive slāpienne
Imperative singular slāpa
Imperative plural slāpiaþ
Present participle slāpiende
Past participle slāpodġeslāpod

All forms (15)

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *slēpōną. Cognate with Old High German slāphōn, slāpfōn.

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