slacian

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *slakōn (“to weaken, slacken”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈslɑ.ki.ɑn/

Verb

slacian

1. to slacken, make slack

Conjugation

Conjugation of slacian (weak class 2)

infinitive	slacian	slacienne
indicative mood	present tense	past tense
first person singular	slaciġe	slacode
second person singular	slacast	slacodest
third person singular	slacaþ	slacode
plural	slaciaþ	slacodon
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	slaciġe	slacode
plural	slaciġen	slacoden
imperative
singular	slaca
plural	slaciaþ
participle	present	past
	slaciende	(ġe)slacod

Related terms

• slæċċan

References

• Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “slacian”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary‎^[1], 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.