𐍃𐌻𐌴𐍀𐌰𐌽

Gothic

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *slēpaną (“to sleep”), from Proto-Indo-European *slab-, *slap- (“to be weak, limp, languid”).

Verb

𐍃𐌻𐌴𐍀𐌰𐌽 • (slēpan)

1. to sleep

Conjugation

It is likely Verner alteration was preserved at least somewhat in the past tense, as multiple forms of the derived verb 𐌲𐌰𐍃𐌻𐌴𐍀𐌰𐌽 (gaslēpan) show it. Perhaps the alteration was still present in Wulfila's time and diminished or removed by later copyists.

Class 7 strong
Infinitive	𐍃𐌻𐌴𐍀𐌰𐌽 slēpan
Indicative	Present	Past	Present passive
1st singular	𐍃𐌻𐌴𐍀𐌰 slēpa	𐍃𐌰𐌹𐍃𐌻𐌴𐍀 saislēp	𐍃𐌻𐌴𐍀𐌰𐌳𐌰 slēpada
2nd singular	𐍃𐌻𐌴𐍀𐌹𐍃 slēpis	𐍃𐌰𐌹𐍃𐌻𐌴𐍆𐍄 saislēft	𐍃𐌻𐌴𐍀𐌰𐌶𐌰 slēpaza
3rd singular	𐍃𐌻𐌴𐍀𐌹𐌸 slēpiþ	𐍃𐌰𐌹𐍃𐌻𐌴𐍀 saislēp	𐍃𐌻𐌴𐍀𐌰𐌳𐌰 slēpada
1st dual	𐍃𐌻𐌴𐍀𐍉𐍃 slēpōs	𐍃𐌰𐌹𐍃𐌻𐌴𐍀𐌿 saislēpu	—
2nd dual	𐍃𐌻𐌴𐍀𐌰𐍄𐍃 slēpats	𐍃𐌰𐌹𐍃𐌻𐌴𐍀𐌿𐍄𐍃 saislēputs	—
1st plural	𐍃𐌻𐌴𐍀𐌰𐌼 slēpam	𐍃𐌰𐌹𐍃𐌻𐌴𐍀𐌿𐌼 saislēpum	𐍃𐌻𐌴𐍀𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌰 slēpanda
2nd plural	𐍃𐌻𐌴𐍀𐌹𐌸 slēpiþ	𐍃𐌰𐌹𐍃𐌻𐌴𐍀𐌿𐌸 saislēpuþ	𐍃𐌻𐌴𐍀𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌰 slēpanda
3rd plural	𐍃𐌻𐌴𐍀𐌰𐌽𐌳 slēpand	𐍃𐌰𐌹𐍃𐌻𐌴𐍀𐌿𐌽 saislēpun	𐍃𐌻𐌴𐍀𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌰 slēpanda
Subjunctive	Present	Past	Present passive
1st singular	𐍃𐌻𐌴𐍀𐌰𐌿 slēpau	𐍃𐌰𐌹𐍃𐌻𐌴𐍀𐌾𐌰𐌿 saislēpjau	𐍃𐌻𐌴𐍀𐌰𐌹𐌳𐌰𐌿 slēpaidau
2nd singular	𐍃𐌻𐌴𐍀𐌰𐌹𐍃 slēpais	𐍃𐌰𐌹𐍃𐌻𐌴𐍀𐌴𐌹𐍃 saislēpeis	𐍃𐌻𐌴𐍀𐌰𐌹𐌶𐌰𐌿 slēpaizau
3rd singular	𐍃𐌻𐌴𐍀𐌰𐌹 slēpai	𐍃𐌰𐌹𐍃𐌻𐌴𐍀𐌹 saislēpi	𐍃𐌻𐌴𐍀𐌰𐌹𐌳𐌰𐌿 slēpaidau
1st dual	𐍃𐌻𐌴𐍀𐌰𐌹𐍅𐌰 slēpaiwa	𐍃𐌰𐌹𐍃𐌻𐌴𐍀𐌴𐌹𐍅𐌰 saislēpeiwa	—
2nd dual	𐍃𐌻𐌴𐍀𐌰𐌹𐍄𐍃 slēpaits	𐍃𐌰𐌹𐍃𐌻𐌴𐍀𐌴𐌹𐍄𐍃 saislēpeits	—
1st plural	𐍃𐌻𐌴𐍀𐌰𐌹𐌼𐌰 slēpaima	𐍃𐌰𐌹𐍃𐌻𐌴𐍀𐌴𐌹𐌼𐌰 saislēpeima	𐍃𐌻𐌴𐍀𐌰𐌹𐌽𐌳𐌰𐌿 slēpaindau
2nd plural	𐍃𐌻𐌴𐍀𐌰𐌹𐌸 slēpaiþ	𐍃𐌰𐌹𐍃𐌻𐌴𐍀𐌴𐌹𐌸 saislēpeiþ	𐍃𐌻𐌴𐍀𐌰𐌹𐌽𐌳𐌰𐌿 slēpaindau
3rd plural	𐍃𐌻𐌴𐍀𐌰𐌹𐌽𐌰 slēpaina	𐍃𐌰𐌹𐍃𐌻𐌴𐍀𐌴𐌹𐌽𐌰 saislēpeina	𐍃𐌻𐌴𐍀𐌰𐌹𐌽𐌳𐌰𐌿 slēpaindau
Imperative
2nd singular	𐍃𐌻𐌴𐍀 slēp
3rd singular	𐍃𐌻𐌴𐍀𐌰𐌳𐌰𐌿 slēpadau
2nd dual	𐍃𐌻𐌴𐍀𐌰𐍄𐍃 slēpats
2nd plural	𐍃𐌻𐌴𐍀𐌹𐌸 slēpiþ
3rd plural	𐍃𐌻𐌴𐍀𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌰𐌿 slēpandau
	Present	Past
Participles	𐍃𐌻𐌴𐍀𐌰𐌽𐌳𐍃 slēpands	𐍃𐌻𐌴𐍀𐌰𐌽𐍃 slēpans

Derived terms

• 𐌰𐌽𐌰𐍃𐌻𐌴𐍀𐌰𐌽 (anaslēpan, “to fall asleep”)
• 𐌲𐌰𐍃𐌻𐌴𐍀𐌰𐌽 (gaslēpan, “to fall asleep”)

Related terms

• 𐍃𐌻𐌴𐍀𐍃 (slēps, “sleep”)