slæp

Old English

Alternative forms

• slēap

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *slēpaz. Cognate with Old Saxon slaep, slāp (Low German Slaap), Middle Dutch slaep (Dutch slaap), Old High German slāf (German Schlaf).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /slæːp/

Noun

slǣp m

1. sleep

Derived terms

• slǣpern
• slǣplēas

Related terms

• slǣpan

Descendants

• Middle English: slepe, sleepe, sleep
  • English: sleep