slyngen

Middle English

Alternative forms

• slynge, slyng, slyngge

Etymology

From Old Norse slyngja, slyngva, from Proto-Germanic *slingwaną.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈslinɡən/

Verb

slyngen

1. To sling, hurl, or toss (usually towards a specified location)
2. To use a weapon (especially a sling) to hurl a projectile.
3. To attack or hit (especially with a sling)
4. To destroy or kill; to end or eliminate.
5. (rare) To dispose or get rid of; to throw away.
6. (rare) To launch, hurl or sling oneself.

Conjugation

Conjugation of slyngen (strong class 3)

infinitive	(to) slyngen
indicative	present	past
1st person singular	slynge	slang, slong
2nd person singular	slyngest	slunge, slonge, *slangest
3rd person singular	slyngeþ, slyngeth	slang, slong
plural	slyngen	slong(en), slang(en)
subjunctive	present	past
singular	slynge	slunge, slonge
plural	slyngen	slonge(n), slunge(n)
imperative	present
singular	slynge
plural	slyngeþ, slyngeth
participle	present	past
	slyngende, slynginge	(y)slonge(n), (y)slunge(n)

Descendants

• English: sling
• Scots: sling, slung

References

• “slingen (v.)”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-07-09.

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Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

• slynga

Noun

slyngen m or f

1. definite masculine singular of slynge