*slībaną

Runic: ᛊᛚᛁᛒᚨᚾᚨ Pronunciation: /ˈsliː.βɑ.nɑ̃/

verb · Strong class 1

Meanings

to split

Etymology

Possibly from Proto-Indo-European *(s)ley- (‘smooth; slick; sticky; slimy’), the same source as *slīmą (‘slime’) and *līmaz (‘glue, clay, lime’). For the semantics, compare Proto-Germanic *slīpaną (‘to whet, sharpen’), Old High German slīman (‘to make smooth’), Proto-Celtic *limāti (‘to polish, sharpen’) and Latin līma (‘carpenter's file’), from extensions of the same root.

Conjugation

Present active

Person	Indicative	Subjunctive	Imperative
1st singular	slībō	slībaų	–
2nd singular	slībizi	slībaiz	slīb
3rd singular	slībidi	slībai	slībadau
1st dual	slībōz	slībaiw	–
2nd dual	slībadiz	slībaidiz	slībadiz
1st plural	slībamaz	slībaim	–
2nd plural	slībid	slībaid	slībid
3rd plural	slībandi	slībain	slībandau

Present passive

Person	Indicative	Subjunctive
1st singular	slībai	–
2nd singular	slībazai	slībaizau
3rd singular	slībadai	slībaidau
1st dual	–	–
2nd dual	–	–
1st plural	slībandai	slībaindau
2nd plural	slībandai	slībaindau
3rd plural	slībandai	slībaindau

Past

Person	Indicative	Subjunctive
1st singular	slaib	slibį̄
2nd singular	slaift	slibīz
3rd singular	slaib	slibī
1st dual	slibū	slibīw
2nd dual	slibudiz	slibīdiz
1st plural	slibum	slibīm
2nd plural	slibud	slibīd
3rd plural	slibun	slibīn

Non-finite Forms

Infinitive	Present Participle	Past Participle
slībaną	slībandz	slibanaz

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Descendants

*slīban (Proto-West Germanic)
- slīfan (Old English)
  - sliven, slivere, sliver (Middle English)
    - slive, sliver (English)
    - slive, scleeberie, slaiver, sliver (Scots)
*slīban (Proto-West Germanic)
- *slīvan (Old Saxon)
  - slîven (Middle Low German)

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