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Old English · verb

sliepan

Normalised slīepan

Part of speech
verb
Verb class
weak class 1
IPA
/ˈsli͜yː.pɑn/
Syllables
ˈsli͜yː · pɑn (2 syllables)
Modern English
slip

Meaning

  1. to slip

    Sē cyning þā sōna slȳpte his bēah of.

    The king slipped his ring off.

    late 10th century, Ælfric, Esther

Conjugation

Conjugation of sliepan
PresentPast
Indicative
1st singular slīepeslīepte
2nd singular slīepestslīepstslīeptest
3rd singular slīepeþslīepþslīepte
Plural slīepaþslīepton
Subjunctive
Singular slīepeslīepte
Plural slīepenslīepten
Non-finite forms of sliepan
Form
Infinitive slīepan
Inflected infinitive slīepenne
Imperative singular slīep
Imperative plural slīepaþ
Present participle slīepende
Past participle slīepedġeslīeped

All forms (17)

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *slaupijaną.

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