slincan

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *slinkan, from Proto-Germanic *slinkaną.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈslin.kɑn/, [ˈsliŋ.kɑn]

Verb

slincan

1. to crawl, slink

Conjugation

Conjugation of slincan (strong class 3)

infinitive	slincan	slincenne
indicative mood	present tense	past tense
first person singular	slince	slanc
second person singular	slincst	slunce
third person singular	slincþ	slanc
plural	slincaþ	sluncon
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	slince	slunce
plural	slincen	sluncen
imperative
singular	slinc
plural	slincaþ
participle	present	past
	slincende	(ġe)sluncen

Descendants

• Middle English: slinken
  • English: slink

Further reading

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