slæpan
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Old English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Germanic *slēpaną, from Proto-Indo-European *slab-, *slap- (“to be weak, limp, languid”). Cognate with Old Frisian slēpa (West Frisian sliepe), Old Saxon slāpan (Low German slapen), Dutch slapen, Old High German slāfan (German schlafen), Gothic 𐍃𐌻𐌴𐍀𐌰𐌽 (slēpan).
Pronunciation[edit]
- IPA: /ˈslæːp.ɑn/
Verb[edit]
slǣpan (strong class VII) (slǣpþ ‘he sleeps’; slēp ‘he slept’; slēpon ‘they slept’; ġeslǣpen past participle)
- to sleep
Conjugation[edit]
Conjugation of slæpan (strong class VII)
| indicative | present | preterite |
|---|---|---|
| 1st-person singular | slǣpe | slēp |
| 2nd-person singular | slǣpst | slēpe |
| 3rd-person singular | slǣpþ | slēp |
| plural | slǣpaþ | slēpon |
| subjunctive | present | preterite |
| singular | slǣpe | slēpe |
| plural | slǣpen | slēpen |
| imperative | ||
| singular | slǣp | |
| plural | slǣpaþ | |
| participle | present | past |
| slǣpende | slǣpen | |
