sliken
Middle English edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Old English *slīcian.
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
sliken
- To smoothen, polish
- (figurative) To deceive with the tongue, butter up, flatter
Conjugation edit
Conjugation of sliken (weak in -ed)
1Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.
Descendants edit
References edit
- “slī̆ken, v.(1).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-04-09.