sliden

Middle English

Alternative forms

• slyden, slydyn, slijden, slidyn, slithen, slide, slyde

Etymology

From Old English slīdan. Cognates include Middle Dutch slīden, Middle Low German slīden, Middle High German slīten, and Sanskrit स्रेधति (sredhati).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsliːdən/

Verb

sliden

1. To slide; to propel oneself along a surface:
   1. To slide then fall; to lose one's traction.
   2. To slip; to move from something's assigned place.
2. To move, especially in an inconspicuous or noiseless way:
   1. To leak or secrete; to move as a liquid.
   2. To drop; to undergo falling or descent.
   3. To bend or deviate from something's original course.
   4. To leave or go away; to vanish.
   5. (figurative) To die; to undergo death.
3. (figurative) To enter into iniquity or immoral behaviour.
4. (rare) To experience alteration or modification; to become different.

Conjugation

Conjugation of sliden (strong class 1)

infinitive	(to) sliden, slide
	present tense	past tense
1st-person singular	slide	slod
2nd-person singular	slidest	slide, slode, slod
3rd-person singular	slideth, slit	slod
subjunctive singular	slide	slide1, slode1
imperative singular		—
plural2	sliden, slide	sliden, slide, sloden, slode
imperative plural	slideth, slide	—
participles	slidynge, slidende	sliden, slide, ysliden, yslide

¹Replaced by the indicative in later Middle English.
²Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.

Related terms

• slider
• sliding

Descendants

• English: slide
  • → Japanese: スライド (suraido)
• Scots: slide

References

• “slīden, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-09-04.