*slīpaną

Runic: ᛊᛚᛁᛈᚨᚾᚨ Pronunciation: /ˈsliː.pɑ.nɑ̃/

verb · Strong class 1

Meanings

to slide
to grind
to make smooth; sharpen

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *sley- (‘smooth; slick; sticky; slimy’). Cognate with Cornish lym, Ancient Greek ὀλιβρός (olibrós) (olibrós, ‘smooth’), Latin limax.

Conjugation

Present active

Person	Indicative	Subjunctive	Imperative
1st singular	slīpō	slīpaų	–
2nd singular	slīpizi	slīpaiz	slīp
3rd singular	slīpidi	slīpai	slīpadau
1st dual	slīpōz	slīpaiw	–
2nd dual	slīpadiz	slīpaidiz	slīpadiz
1st plural	slīpamaz	slīpaim	–
2nd plural	slīpid	slīpaid	slīpid
3rd plural	slīpandi	slīpain	slīpandau

Present passive

Person	Indicative	Subjunctive
1st singular	slīpai	–
2nd singular	slīpazai	slīpaizau
3rd singular	slīpadai	slīpaidau
1st dual	–	–
2nd dual	–	–
1st plural	slīpandai	slīpaindau
2nd plural	slīpandai	slīpaindau
3rd plural	slīpandai	slīpaindau

Past

Person	Indicative	Subjunctive
1st singular	slaip	slipį̄
2nd singular	slaift	slipīz
3rd singular	slaip	slipī
1st dual	slipū	slipīw
2nd dual	slipudiz	slipīdiz
1st plural	slipum	slipīm
2nd plural	slipud	slipīd
3rd plural	slipun	slipīn

Non-finite Forms

Infinitive	Present Participle	Past Participle
slīpaną	slīpandz	slipanaz

Find a form

Descendants

*slīpan (Proto-West Germanic)
- *slīpan (Old Dutch)
  - slipen (Middle Dutch)
    - sliepe (Limburgish)
*slīpan (Proto-West Germanic)
- *slīpan (Old Dutch)
  - slipen (Middle Dutch)
    - slijpen (Dutch)
      - slyp (Afrikaans)
*slīpan (Proto-West Germanic)
- slīpa (Old Frisian)
  - slypje (West Frisian)
*slīpan (Proto-West Germanic)
- slīfan (Old High German)
  - schleifen (German)
*slīpan (Proto-West Germanic)
- *slīpan (Old Saxon)
  - slîpen (Middle Low German)
    - sliepen (Low German)
*slīpan (Proto-West Germanic)
- *slīpan (Old Saxon)
  - slîpen (Middle Low German)
    - slipa (Swedish)
      - liipata (Finnish)

Explore/search these descendants

View on Wiktionary