sliden

Middle English

Alternative forms

• slyden, slydyn, slijden, slidyn, slithen, slide, slyde

Etymology

From Old English slīdan, from Proto-Germanic *slīdaną, from Proto-Indo-European *sléydʰeti. Cognates include Middle Dutch slīden, Middle Low German slīden, Middle High German slīten, and Sanskrit स्रेधति (sredhati).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsliːdən/

Verb

sliden

1. To slide; to propel oneself along a surface:
   1. To slide then fall; to lose one's traction.
   2. To slip; to move from something's assigned place.
2. To move, especially in a inconspicuous or noiseless way:
   1. To leak or secrete; to move as a liquid.
   2. To drop; to undergo falling or descent.
   3. To bend or deviate from something's original course.
   4. To leave or go away; to vanish.
   5. (figurative) To die; to undergo death.
3. (figurative) To enter into iniquity or immoral behaviour.
4. (rare) To experience alteration or modification; to become different.

Conjugation

Conjugation of sliden (strong class 1)

infinitive	(to) sliden
indicative	present	past
1st person singular	slide	slode, slid
2nd person singular	slidest	slode, slid, *slodest
3rd person singular	slideth, slideþ, slit, slid	slode, slid
plural	sliden, slideth, slideþ	slide(n), *slode(n)
subjunctive	present	past
singular	slide	slode, slid
plural	sliden, slideth, slideþ	slide(n), *slode(n)
imperative	present
singular	slide
plural	slideþ, slideth
participle	present	past
	slidende, slidinge	(i)slide(n)

Related terms

• slider
• sliding

Descendants

• English: slide
  • → Japanese: スライド
• Scots: slide

References

• “slīden (v.)”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-09-04.