sliden
Middle English
Alternative forms
- slyden, slydyn, slijden, slidyn, slithen, slide, slyde
Etymology
From Old English slīdan, from Proto-Germanic *slīdaną, from Proto-Indo-European *sléydʰeti. Cognates include Middle Dutch slīden, Middle Low German slīden, Middle High German slīten, and Sanskrit स्रेधति (sredhati).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈsliːdən/
Verb
sliden
- To slide; to propel oneself along a surface:
- To slide then fall; to lose one's traction.
- To slip; to move from something's assigned place.
- To move, especially in a inconspicuous or noiseless way:
- To leak or secrete; to move as a liquid.
- To drop; to undergo falling or descent.
- To bend or deviate from something's original course.
- To leave or go away; to vanish.
- (figuratively) To die; to undergo death.
- (figuratively) To enter into iniquity or immoral behaviour.
- (rare) To experience alteration or modification; to become different.
Conjugation
Conjugation of sliden (strong class 1)
infinitive | (to) sliden | |
---|---|---|
indicative | present | past |
1st person singular | slide | slode, slid |
2nd person singular | slidest | slode, slid, *slodest |
3rd person singular | slideth, slideþ, slit, slid | slode, slid |
plural | sliden, slideth, slideþ | slide(n), *slode(n) |
subjunctive | present | past |
singular | slide | slode, slid |
plural | sliden, slideth, slideþ | slide(n), *slode(n) |
imperative | present | |
singular | slide | |
plural | slideþ, slideth | |
participle | present | past |
slidende, slidinge | (i)slide(n) |
Related terms
- slider
- sliding
Descendants
- English: slide
- → Japanese: スライド
- Scots: slide
References
- “slīden (v.)” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-09-04.