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        <title type="main">Wurdahuzdą: Proto-Germanic dictionary — *slītaną</title>
        <author>Scott K. Shay</author>
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      <publicationStmt>
        <publisher>Wardja Press</publisher>
        <date when="2026-10-01"/>
        <idno type="URL">https://protogermanic.org/pgmc_slītaną</idno>
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        <p>Single-entry extract from the dictionary. Cross-references to other entries point to their identifiers in the full dictionary.</p>
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      <list type="cognates">
        <item xml:id="cog_ine-x-proto_sleyd" xml:lang="ine-x-proto" type="etymon">
          <orth>*sleyd-</orth>
          <def>to rend, injure, crumble</def>
        </item>
      </list>
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        <entry xml:id="pgmc_slitana" type="verb" corresp="https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/slītaną">
          <form type="lemma">
            <orth>slītaną</orth>
            <pron notation="ipa">ˈsliː.tɑ.nɑ̃</pron>
            <form type="runic">
              <orth>ᛊᛚᛁᛏᚨᚾᚨ</orth>
            </form>
          </form>
          <gramGrp>
            <pos>verb</pos>
            <gram type="class">Strong class 1</gram>
          </gramGrp>
          <sense n="1">
            <def>to tear apart</def>
          </sense>
          <etym>
            <seg type="p">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 <mentioned xml:lang="ine-x-proto" target="#cog_ine-x-proto_sleyd"><ref target="#cog_ine-x-proto_sleyd">*sleyd-</ref></mentioned> (‘to rend, injure, crumble’).</seg>
          </etym>
          <re type="paradigm">
            <form type="inflected" ana="#pres #ind #act #p1 #sg">
              <orth>slītō</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#pres #subj #act #p1 #sg">
              <orth>slītaų</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#pres #ind #pass #p1 #sg">
              <orth>slītai</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#pres #ind #act #p2 #sg">
              <orth>slītizi</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#pres #subj #act #p2 #sg">
              <orth>slītaiz</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#pres #imper #act #p2 #sg">
              <orth>slīt</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#pres #ind #pass #p2 #sg">
              <orth>slītazai</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#pres #subj #pass #p2 #sg">
              <orth>slītaizau</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#pres #ind #act #p3 #sg">
              <orth>slītidi</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#pres #subj #act #p3 #sg">
              <orth>slītai</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#pres #imper #act #p3 #sg">
              <orth>slītadau</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#pres #ind #pass #p3 #sg">
              <orth>slītadai</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#pres #subj #pass #p3 #sg">
              <orth>slītaidau</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#pres #ind #act #p1 #du">
              <orth>slītōz</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#pres #subj #act #p1 #du">
              <orth>slītaiw</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#pres #ind #act #p2 #du">
              <orth>slītadiz</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#pres #subj #act #p2 #du">
              <orth>slītaidiz</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#pres #imper #act #p2 #du">
              <orth>slītadiz</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#pres #ind #act #p1 #pl">
              <orth>slītamaz</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#pres #subj #act #p1 #pl">
              <orth>slītaim</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#pres #ind #pass #p1 #pl">
              <orth>slītandai</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#pres #subj #pass #p1 #pl">
              <orth>slītaindau</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#pres #ind #act #p2 #pl">
              <orth>slītid</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#pres #subj #act #p2 #pl">
              <orth>slītaid</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#pres #imper #act #p2 #pl">
              <orth>slītid</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#pres #ind #pass #p2 #pl">
              <orth>slītandai</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#pres #subj #pass #p2 #pl">
              <orth>slītaindau</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#pres #ind #act #p3 #pl">
              <orth>slītandi</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#pres #subj #act #p3 #pl">
              <orth>slītain</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#pres #imper #act #p3 #pl">
              <orth>slītandau</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#pres #ind #pass #p3 #pl">
              <orth>slītandai</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#pres #subj #pass #p3 #pl">
              <orth>slītaindau</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#past #ind #p1 #sg">
              <orth>slait</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#past #subj #p1 #sg">
              <orth>slitį̄</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#past #ind #p2 #sg">
              <orth>slaist</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#past #subj #p2 #sg">
              <orth>slitīz</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#past #ind #p3 #sg">
              <orth>slait</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#past #subj #p3 #sg">
              <orth>slitī</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#past #ind #p1 #du">
              <orth>slitū</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#past #subj #p1 #du">
              <orth>slitīw</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#past #ind #p2 #du">
              <orth>slitudiz</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#past #subj #p2 #du">
              <orth>slitīdiz</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#past #ind #p1 #pl">
              <orth>slitum</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#past #subj #p1 #pl">
              <orth>slitīm</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#past #ind #p2 #pl">
              <orth>slitud</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#past #subj #p2 #pl">
              <orth>slitīd</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#past #ind #p3 #pl">
              <orth>slitun</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#past #subj #p3 #pl">
              <orth>slitīn</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="participle" subtype="present">
              <orth>slītandz</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="participle" subtype="past">
              <orth>slitanaz</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="infinitive">
              <orth>slītaną</orth>
            </form>
          </re>
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              <item>
                <form type="descendant">
                  <lang>Proto-West Germanic</lang>
                  <orth>*slītan</orth>
                  <form type="descendant">
                    <lang>Old French</lang>
                    <orth>esclicer</orth>
                  </form>
                </form>
              </item>
              <item>
                <form type="descendant">
                  <lang>Proto-West Germanic</lang>
                  <orth>*slītan</orth>
                  <form type="descendant">
                    <lang>Old Dutch</lang>
                    <orth>*slītan</orth>
                    <form type="descendant">
                      <lang>Middle Dutch</lang>
                      <orth>sliten</orth>
                      <form type="descendant">
                        <lang>Limburgish</lang>
                        <orth>sliete</orth>
                      </form>
                    </form>
                  </form>
                </form>
              </item>
              <item>
                <form type="descendant">
                  <lang>Proto-West Germanic</lang>
                  <orth>*slītan</orth>
                  <form type="descendant">
                    <lang>Old Dutch</lang>
                    <orth>*slītan</orth>
                    <form type="descendant">
                      <lang>Middle Dutch</lang>
                      <orth>sliten</orth>
                      <form type="descendant">
                        <lang>Dutch</lang>
                        <orth>slijten</orth>
                        <form type="descendant">
                          <lang>Afrikaans</lang>
                          <orth>slyt</orth>
                        </form>
                      </form>
                    </form>
                  </form>
                </form>
              </item>
              <item>
                <form type="descendant">
                  <lang>Proto-West Germanic</lang>
                  <orth>*slītan</orth>
                  <form type="descendant">
                    <lang>Old English</lang>
                    <orth>slītan</orth>
                    <form type="descendant">
                      <lang>Middle English</lang>
                      <orth>sliten</orth>
                      <form type="descendant">
                        <lang>English</lang>
                        <orth>slit, slite</orth>
                      </form>
                      <form type="descendant">
                        <lang>Scots</lang>
                        <orth>slite, slyte</orth>
                      </form>
                    </form>
                  </form>
                </form>
              </item>
              <item>
                <form type="descendant">
                  <lang>Proto-West Germanic</lang>
                  <orth>*slītan</orth>
                  <form type="descendant">
                    <lang>Old Frisian</lang>
                    <orth>slīta</orth>
                    <form type="descendant">
                      <lang>North Frisian</lang>
                      <orth>slitten</orth>
                    </form>
                    <form type="descendant">
                      <lang>Saterland Frisian</lang>
                      <orth>sliete</orth>
                    </form>
                    <form type="descendant">
                      <lang>West Frisian</lang>
                      <orth>slite</orth>
                    </form>
                  </form>
                </form>
              </item>
              <item>
                <form type="descendant">
                  <lang>Proto-West Germanic</lang>
                  <orth>*slītan</orth>
                  <form type="descendant">
                    <lang>Old High German</lang>
                    <orth>slīzan</orth>
                    <form type="descendant">
                      <lang>Middle High German</lang>
                      <orth>slīzen</orth>
                      <form type="descendant">
                        <lang>German</lang>
                        <orth>schleißen</orth>
                      </form>
                      <form type="descendant">
                        <lang>Luxembourgish</lang>
                        <orth>schläissen</orth>
                      </form>
                    </form>
                  </form>
                </form>
              </item>
              <item>
                <form type="descendant">
                  <lang>Proto-West Germanic</lang>
                  <orth>*slītan</orth>
                  <form type="descendant">
                    <lang>Old Saxon</lang>
                    <orth>slītan</orth>
                    <form type="descendant">
                      <lang>Middle Low German</lang>
                      <orth>slîten</orth>
                      <form type="descendant">
                        <lang>German Low German</lang>
                        <orth>slieten</orth>
                      </form>
                    </form>
                  </form>
                </form>
              </item>
              <item>
                <form type="descendant">
                  <lang>Old Norse</lang>
                  <orth>slíta</orth>
                  <form type="descendant">
                    <lang>Faroese</lang>
                    <orth>slíta</orth>
                  </form>
                  <form type="descendant">
                    <lang>Icelandic</lang>
                    <orth>slíta</orth>
                  </form>
                  <form type="descendant">
                    <lang>Norwegian Bokmål</lang>
                    <orth>slite</orth>
                  </form>
                  <form type="descendant">
                    <lang>Norwegian Nynorsk</lang>
                    <orth>slita, slite</orth>
                  </form>
                </form>
              </item>
              <item>
                <form type="descendant">
                  <lang>Old Norse</lang>
                  <orth>slíta</orth>
                  <form type="descendant">
                    <lang>Old Danish</lang>
                    <orth>slitæ</orth>
                    <form type="descendant">
                      <lang>Danish</lang>
                      <orth>slide</orth>
                    </form>
                  </form>
                </form>
              </item>
              <item>
                <form type="descendant">
                  <lang>Old Norse</lang>
                  <orth>slíta</orth>
                  <form type="descendant">
                    <lang>Old Swedish</lang>
                    <orth>slīta</orth>
                    <form type="descendant">
                      <lang>Swedish</lang>
                      <orth>slita</orth>
                    </form>
                  </form>
                </form>
              </item>
            </list>
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