Reconstruction:Old English/slican

This Old English entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *slīkan, from Proto-Germanic *slīkaną. Cognate with Saterland Frisian slieke, Plautdietsch schlijken, and German schleichen.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsliː.kɑn/

Verb

*slīcan

1. to slide
2. to crawl, creep

Conjugation

Conjugation of *slīcan (strong class 1)

infinitive	*slīcan	*slīcenne
indicative mood	present tense	past tense
first person singular	*slīce	*slāc
second person singular	*slīcst	*slice
third person singular	*slīcþ	*slāc
plural	*slīcaþ	*slicon
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	*slīce	*slice
plural	*slīcen	*slicen
imperative
singular	*slīc
plural	*slīcaþ
participle	present	past
	*slīcende	*(ġe)slicen

Derived terms

• beslīcan

Descendants

• Middle English: sliken
  • English: slike