slæbe

Danish

Etymology

From Old Danish slæbæ, sleffue, borrowed from Middle Low German slēpen, from Old Saxon *slēpian, from Proto-West Germanic *slaipijan, cognate with German schleifen (“to drag, slight”) (hence Danish sløjfe (“to demolish”)).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈslɛːb̥ə], (colloquial) IPA^(key): [ˈslɛːʊ]

Verb

slæbe (imperative slæb, infinitive at slæbe, present tense slæber, past tense slæbte, perfect tense har slæbt)

1. to drag, lug

Conjugation

Conjugation of slæbe

active passive present slæber slæbes past slæbte slæbtes infinitive slæbe slæbes imperative slæb — participle present slæbende past slæbt (auxiliary verb have) gerund slæben