*sleutaną

Runic: ᛊᛚᛖᚢᛏᚨᚾᚨ Pronunciation: /ˈsleu̯.tɑ.nɑ̃/

verb · Strong class 2

Meanings

to bolt, lock
to shut, close

Etymology

Of uncertain origin.

Traditionally derived from Proto-Indo-European *(s)klewd- (‘to lock’), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kleh₂w- (‘nail, hook, pin, key’), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kel- (‘to crook, bend’), and compared with Latin clāvis (‘key, bar, bolt’), Latin claudō (‘close’), Lithuanian kliudyti (‘to hamper, obstruct’), Old Irish cló (‘nail’).

Kroonen, however, considers the word restricted to Germanic, and leaves its origin open, while Orel tentatively connects the word to *lūtaną (‘to bow down’).

Conjugation

Present active

Person	Indicative	Subjunctive	Imperative
1st singular	sleutō	sleutaų	–
2nd singular	sliutizi	sleutaiz	sleut
3rd singular	sliutidi	sleutai	sleutadau
1st dual	sleutōz	sleutaiw	–
2nd dual	sleutadiz	sleutaidiz	sleutadiz
1st plural	sleutamaz	sleutaim	–
2nd plural	sliutid	sleutaid	sliutid
3rd plural	sleutandi	sleutain	sleutandau

Present passive

Person	Indicative	Subjunctive
1st singular	sleutai	–
2nd singular	sleutazai	sleutaizau
3rd singular	sleutadai	sleutaidau
1st dual	–	–
2nd dual	–	–
1st plural	sleutandai	sleutaindau
2nd plural	sleutandai	sleutaindau
3rd plural	sleutandai	sleutaindau

Past

Person	Indicative	Subjunctive
1st singular	slaut	slutį̄
2nd singular	slaust	slutīz
3rd singular	slaut	slutī
1st dual	slutū	slutīw
2nd dual	slutudiz	slutīdiz
1st plural	slutum	slutīm
2nd plural	slutud	slutīd
3rd plural	slutun	slutīn

Non-finite Forms

Infinitive	Present Participle	Past Participle
sleutaną	sleutandz	slutanaz

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Descendants

*sleutan (Proto-West Germanic)
- *slūtan (Old Dutch)
  - sluten (Middle Dutch)
    - sloete (Limburgish)
*sleutan (Proto-West Germanic)
- *slūtan (Old Dutch)
  - sluten (Middle Dutch)
    - sluiten (Dutch)
      - sluit (Afrikaans)
      - slokti (Berbice Creole Dutch)
      - sòotó (Saramaccan)
*sleutan (Proto-West Germanic)
- slūta (Old Frisian)
  - ? (North Frisian)
  - sluute, slute (Saterland Frisian)
  - slute (West Frisian)
*sleutan (Proto-West Germanic)
- sliozan (Old High German)
  - sliezen (Middle High German)
    - schließen (German)
    - schléissen (Luxembourgish)
    - שליסן (shlisn) (Yiddish)
*sleutan (Proto-West Germanic)
- *slūtan (Old Saxon)
  - slûten (Middle Low German)
    - sluten, slüten (German Low German)
    - slutte, slutta (Norwegian Nynorsk)
    - sluta (Swedish)
*sleutan (Proto-West Germanic)
- *slūtan (Old Saxon)
  - slûten (Middle Low German)
    - slutte (Danish)
      - slutte (Norwegian Bokmål)

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