slipen

Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch *slīpan.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsliːpən/

Verb

slipen

1. to sharpen
2. to grind, to abrade

Inflection

Conjugation of slipen (strong class 1)

infinitive	base form	slipen
	genitive	slipens
	dative	slipene
		indicative			subjunctive
		present	past		present	past
1st person singular		slipe	slêep		slipe	slēpe
2nd person singular		slijps, slipes	slēeps, slēpes		slijps, slipes	slēpes
3rd person singular		slijpt, slipet	slêep		slipe	slēpe
1st person plural		slipen	slēpen		slipen	slēpen
2nd person plural		slijpt, slipet	slēept, slēpet		slijpt, slipet	slēpet
3rd person plural		slipen	slēpen		slipen	slēpen
		imperative
singular		slijp, slipe
plural		slijpt, slipet
		present	past
participle		slipende	geslēpen

Descendants

• Dutch: slijpen
  • Afrikaans: slyp
• Limburgish: sliepe

Further reading

• “slipen”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
• Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “slipen”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN

Swedish

Noun

slipen

1. definite singular of slip