slyngen

Middle English

Alternative forms

• slyng, slynge, slyngge

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Norse slyngja, slyngva, from Proto-Germanic *slingwaną.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈslinɡən/

Verb

slyngen

1. To sling, hurl, or toss (usually towards a specified location)
2. To use a weapon (especially a sling) to hurl a projectile.
3. To attack or hit (especially with a sling)
4. To destroy or kill; to end or eliminate.
5. (rare) To dispose or get rid of; to throw away.
6. (rare) To launch, hurl or sling oneself.

Conjugation

Conjugation of slyngen (strong class 3)

infinitive	(to) slyngen, slynge
	present tense	past tense
1st-person singular	slynge	slang
2nd-person singular	slyngest	slunge, slang
3rd-person singular	slyngeth	slang
subjunctive singular	slynge	slunge1
imperative singular		—
plural2	slyngen, slynge	slungen, slunge, slange
imperative plural	slyngeth, slynge	—
participles	slyngynge, slyngende	slungen, slunge, yslunge

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

Descendants

• English: sling
• Scots: sling, slung

References

• “slingen, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-07-09.

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

• slynga

Noun

slyngen m or f

1. definite masculine singular of slynge