eldertongue

Old English · adjective

sliþen

Normalised slīþen

Part of speech
adjective
IPA
/ˈsliː.θen/
[ˈsliː.ðen]
Syllables
ˈsliː · θen (2 syllables)
Modern English
cruel

Meaning

  1. cruel, hard, evil

    wēman mid wynnum. · Wāt sē þe cunnað, hū slīþen bið · sorg tō ġefēran, þām þe him lȳt hafað · lēofra ġeholena.

    or friendless me would soothe, allure with glees. Knows the one who undergoes, how tough is sorrow as a companion, to whom little has dear confidants for himself.

    oþþe mec frēondlēasne · frēfran wolde,

Declension

Strong declension of sliþen
MasculineFeminineNeuter
Singular
Nominative slīþenslīþenuslīþnuslīþenoslīþnoslīþen
Accusative slīþenneslīþeneslīþneslīþen
Genitive slīþenesslīþnesslīþenreslīþenesslīþnes
Dative slīþenumslīþnumslīþenreslīþenumslīþnum
Instrumental slīþeneslīþneslīþenreslīþeneslīþne
Plural
Nominative slīþeneslīþneslīþenaslīþnaslīþeneslīþneslīþenuslīþnuslīþenoslīþno
Accusative slīþeneslīþneslīþenaslīþnaslīþeneslīþneslīþenuslīþnuslīþenoslīþno
Genitive slīþenraslīþenraslīþenra
Dative slīþenumslīþnumslīþenumslīþnumslīþenumslīþnum
Instrumental slīþenumslīþnumslīþenumslīþnumslīþenumslīþnum
Weak declension of sliþen
MasculineFeminineNeuter
Singular
Nominative slīþenaslīþnaslīþeneslīþneslīþeneslīþne
Accusative slīþenanslīþnanslīþenanslīþnanslīþeneslīþne
Genitive slīþenanslīþnanslīþenanslīþnanslīþenanslīþnan
Dative slīþenanslīþnanslīþenanslīþnanslīþenanslīþnan
Instrumental slīþenanslīþnanslīþenanslīþnanslīþenanslīþnan
Plural
Nominative slīþenanslīþnanslīþenanslīþnanslīþenanslīþnan
Accusative slīþenanslīþnanslīþenanslīþnanslīþenanslīþnan
Genitive slīþenraslīþenenaslīþnenaslīþenraslīþenenaslīþnenaslīþenraslīþenenaslīþnena
Dative slīþenumslīþnumslīþenumslīþnumslīþenumslīþnum
Instrumental slīþenumslīþnumslīþenumslīþnumslīþenumslīþnum

All forms (20)

Etymology

From slīþe (“cruel”) + -en.

Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0 · en.wiktionary.org/wiki/sliþen · CC BY-SA 4.0 licence · Attribution