*slītaną

Runic: ᛊᛚᛁᛏᚨᚾᚨ Pronunciation: /ˈsliː.tɑ.nɑ̃/

verb · Strong class 1

Meanings

to tear apart

Etymology

Of unknown origin. Has been taken to be from the same root as Proto-Germanic *skalō (‘shell, husk’), though the lack of a *-k- in the word's proto-form makes this suspect. Others take the word from a Proto-Indo-European *sleyd- (‘to rend, injure, crumble’).

Conjugation

Present active

Person	Indicative	Subjunctive	Imperative
1st singular	slītō	slītaų	–
2nd singular	slītizi	slītaiz	slīt
3rd singular	slītidi	slītai	slītadau
1st dual	slītōz	slītaiw	–
2nd dual	slītadiz	slītaidiz	slītadiz
1st plural	slītamaz	slītaim	–
2nd plural	slītid	slītaid	slītid
3rd plural	slītandi	slītain	slītandau

Present passive

Person	Indicative	Subjunctive
1st singular	slītai	–
2nd singular	slītazai	slītaizau
3rd singular	slītadai	slītaidau
1st dual	–	–
2nd dual	–	–
1st plural	slītandai	slītaindau
2nd plural	slītandai	slītaindau
3rd plural	slītandai	slītaindau

Past

Person	Indicative	Subjunctive
1st singular	slait	slitį̄
2nd singular	slaist	slitīz
3rd singular	slait	slitī
1st dual	slitū	slitīw
2nd dual	slitudiz	slitīdiz
1st plural	slitum	slitīm
2nd plural	slitud	slitīd
3rd plural	slitun	slitīn

Non-finite Forms

Infinitive	Present Participle	Past Participle
slītaną	slītandz	slitanaz

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Descendants

*slītan (Proto-West Germanic)
- esclicer (Old French)
*slītan (Proto-West Germanic)
- *slītan (Old Dutch)
  - sliten (Middle Dutch)
    - sliete (Limburgish)
*slītan (Proto-West Germanic)
- *slītan (Old Dutch)
  - sliten (Middle Dutch)
    - slijten (Dutch)
      - slyt (Afrikaans)
*slītan (Proto-West Germanic)
- slītan (Old English)
  - sliten (Middle English)
    - slit, slite (English)
    - slite, slyte (Scots)
*slītan (Proto-West Germanic)
- slīta (Old Frisian)
  - slitten (North Frisian)
  - sliete (Saterland Frisian)
  - slite (West Frisian)
*slītan (Proto-West Germanic)
- slīzan (Old High German)
  - slīzen (Middle High German)
    - schleißen (German)
    - schläissen (Luxembourgish)
*slītan (Proto-West Germanic)
- slītan (Old Saxon)
  - slîten (Middle Low German)
    - slieten (German Low German)
slíta (Old Norse)
- slíta (Faroese)
- slíta (Icelandic)
- slite (Norwegian Bokmål)
- slita, slite (Norwegian Nynorsk)
slíta (Old Norse)
- slitæ (Old Danish)
  - slide (Danish)
slíta (Old Norse)
- slīta (Old Swedish)
  - slita (Swedish)

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