*sleupaną

Runic: ᛊᛚᛖᚢᛈᚨᚾᚨ Pronunciation: /ˈsleu̯.pɑ.nɑ̃/

verb · Strong class 2

Meanings

to creep, slink, sneak, slip (move quietly or stealthily)

Etymology

According to Kroonen, a strong verb back-formed from the iterative verb *sluppōną, from a Proto-Indo-European *slewp- (‘to slip, glide’), and cognate with Lithuanian įslupti (‘to slip into’), Latvian šļupt (‘to slip’).

However, de Vaan reconstructs the root as coming from earlier forms *sleuppaną < *sleubnaną, and derives it from a Proto-Indo-European *slewbʰ- (‘to slip, slide’), comparing Latin lūbricus (‘slippery’).

Conjugation

Present active

Person	Indicative	Subjunctive	Imperative
1st singular	sleupō	sleupaų	–
2nd singular	sliupizi	sleupaiz	sleup
3rd singular	sliupidi	sleupai	sleupadau
1st dual	sleupōz	sleupaiw	–
2nd dual	sleupadiz	sleupaidiz	sleupadiz
1st plural	sleupamaz	sleupaim	–
2nd plural	sliupid	sleupaid	sliupid
3rd plural	sleupandi	sleupain	sleupandau

Present passive

Person	Indicative	Subjunctive
1st singular	sleupai	–
2nd singular	sleupazai	sleupaizau
3rd singular	sleupadai	sleupaidau
1st dual	–	–
2nd dual	–	–
1st plural	sleupandai	sleupaindau
2nd plural	sleupandai	sleupaindau
3rd plural	sleupandai	sleupaindau

Past

Person	Indicative	Subjunctive
1st singular	slaup	slupį̄
2nd singular	slauft	slupīz
3rd singular	slaup	slupī
1st dual	slupū	slupīw
2nd dual	slupudiz	slupīdiz
1st plural	slupum	slupīm
2nd plural	slutud	slupīd
3rd plural	slupun	slupīn

Non-finite Forms

Infinitive	Present Participle	Past Participle
sleupaną	sleupandz	slupanaz

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Descendants

*sleupan (Proto-West Germanic)
- slūpen (Old Dutch)
  - slupen (Middle Dutch)
    - sloepe (Limburgish)
*sleupan (Proto-West Germanic)
- slūpen (Old Dutch)
  - slupen (Middle Dutch)
    - sluipen (Dutch)
      - sluip (Afrikaans)
*sleupan (Proto-West Germanic)
- slūpan (Old English)
  - *slopen (Middle English)
    - edslopen, etslopen, *atslopen (Middle English)
*sleupan (Proto-West Germanic)
- slūpan (Old English)
  - āslūpan (Old English)
    - āslopen (Old English)
      - aslopen (Middle English)
*sleupan (Proto-West Germanic)
- *slūpa (Old Frisian)
  - sluupje, slupje (Saterland Frisian)
  - slûpe (West Frisian)
*sleupan (Proto-West Germanic)
- sliofan, *slūfan (Old High German)
  - sliefen, *slūfen (Middle High German)
    - schliafn (Bavarian)
    - schliefen (German)
    - schlaufen (Luxembourgish)
*sleupan (Proto-West Germanic)
- *slūpan (Old Saxon)
  - slûpen (Middle Low German)
    - slupen (German Low German)
*slūpan (Proto-West Germanic)
- slūpen (Old Dutch)
  - slupen (Middle Dutch)
    - sloepe (Limburgish)
*slūpan (Proto-West Germanic)
- slūpen (Old Dutch)
  - slupen (Middle Dutch)
    - sluipen (Dutch)
      - sluip (Afrikaans)
*slūpan (Proto-West Germanic)
- slūpan (Old English)
  - *slopen (Middle English)
    - edslopen, etslopen, *atslopen (Middle English)
*slūpan (Proto-West Germanic)
- slūpan (Old English)
  - āslūpan (Old English)
    - āslopen (Old English)
      - aslopen (Middle English)
*slūpan (Proto-West Germanic)
- *slūpa (Old Frisian)
  - sluupje, slupje (Saterland Frisian)
  - slûpe (West Frisian)
*slūpan (Proto-West Germanic)
- sliofan, *slūfan (Old High German)
  - sliefen, *slūfen (Middle High German)
    - schliafn (Bavarian)
    - schliefen (German)
    - schlaufen (Luxembourgish)
*slūpan (Proto-West Germanic)
- *slūpan (Old Saxon)
  - slûpen (Middle Low German)
    - slupen (German Low German)
𐍃𐌻𐌹𐌿𐍀𐌰𐌽 (sliupan) (Gothic)

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