glidan

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *glīdan, from Proto-Germanic *glīdaną (“to glide, slide”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡliː.dɑn/

Verb

glīdan

1. to glide

Conjugation

Conjugation of glīdan (strong class 1)

infinitive	glīdan	glīdenne
indicative mood	present tense	past tense
first person singular	glīde	glād
second person singular	glītst	glide
third person singular	glītt, glīt	glād
plural	glīdaþ	glidon
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	glīde	glide
plural	glīden	gliden
imperative
singular	glīd
plural	glīdaþ
participle	present	past
	glīdende	(ġe)gliden

Descendants

• Middle English: gliden
  • Scots: glyde, glide
  • English: glide

Old Saxon

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *glīdan, from Proto-Germanic *glīdaną (“to glide, slide”).

Verb

glīdan

1. to glide

Conjugation

Conjugation of glīdan (strong class 1)

infinitive	glīdan
indicative	present	past
1st person singular	glīdu	glēd
2nd person singular	glīdis	glidi
3rd person singular	glīdid	glēd
plural	glīdad	glidun
subjunctive	present	past
1st person singular	glīde	glidi
2nd person singular	glīdes	glidis
3rd person singular	glīde	glidi
plural	glīden	glidin
imperative	present
singular	glīd
plural	glīdad
participle	present	past
	glīdandi	giglidan, glidan

Descendants

• Middle Low German: glīden
  • Low German: glieden
  • → Swedish: glida
  • → Danish: glide