slæp
Old English
Alternative forms
- slēap
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *slēpaz. Cognate with Old Saxon slaep, slāp (Low German Slaap), Middle Dutch slaep (Dutch slaap), Old High German slāf (German Schlaf).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /slæːp/
Noun
slǣp m
- sleep
Derived terms
- slǣpern
- slǣplēas
Related terms
- slǣpan
Descendants
- Middle English: slepe, sleepe, sleep
- English: sleep