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Old English · verb

slifan

Normalised slīfan

Part of speech
verb
Verb class
strong class I
IPA
/ˈsliː.fɑn/
[ˈsliː.vɑn]
Syllables
ˈsliː · fɑn (2 syllables)
Modern English
slivesliversliceslip

Meaning

  1. to cut, slip, or slice off

Conjugation

Conjugation of slifan
PresentPast
Indicative
1st singular slīfeslāf
2nd singular slīfstslife
3rd singular slīfþslāf
Plural slīfaþslifon
Subjunctive
Singular slīfeslife
Plural slīfenslifen
Non-finite forms of slifan
Form
Infinitive slīfan
Inflected infinitive slīfenne
Imperative singular slīf
Imperative plural slīfaþ
Present participle slīfende
Past participle slifenġeslifen

All forms (14)

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *slīban.

Descendants

slive, sliver

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