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Old English · verb

slican

Normalised slīcan

Part of speech
verb
Verb class
strong class I
IPA
/ˈsliː.kɑn/
Syllables
ˈsliː · kɑn (2 syllables)
Modern English
slikeslide

Meaning

  1. to slide

  2. to crawl, creep

Conjugation

Conjugation of slican
PresentPast
Indicative
1st singular slīceslāc
2nd singular slīcstslice
3rd singular slīcþslāc
Plural slīcaþslicon
Subjunctive
Singular slīceslice
Plural slīcenslicen
Non-finite forms of slican
Form
Infinitive slīcan
Inflected infinitive slīcenne
Imperative singular slīc
Imperative plural slīcaþ
Present participle slīcende
Past participle slicenġeslicen

All forms (14)

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *slīkan, from Proto-Germanic *slīkaną. Cognate with Saterland Frisian slieke, Plautdietsch schlijken, and German schleichen.

Descendants

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