ætslidan
Old English
Etymology
By surface analysis, æt- + slīdan
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ætˈsliː.dɑn/
Verb
ætslīdan
- to slip, fall, slip away, slide away
- Homilies of the Anglo-Saxon Church
- Eft æt sumum sæle ætslād sē hālga wer on ðām hēalīcum gradum æt þām hālgum wēofode, swā þæt hē fornēan eal wearð tōcwȳsed; ac on þǣre nihte hine ġelācnode God, ðurh his hālgan enġel, tō ansundre hǣle.
- Also, at a certain hall, the holy man slipped on the high steps at the holy altar, so that almost his whole body became bruised; but in the night, God restored him to full health through his holy angel.
- Homilies of the Anglo-Saxon Church
Conjugation
Conjugation of ætslīdan (strong, class I)
| infinitive | ætslīdan | ætslīdenne |
|---|---|---|
| indicative mood | present tense | past tense |
| first person singular | ætslīde | ætslād |
| second person singular | ætslītst | ætslide |
| third person singular | ætslītt, ætslīt | ætslād |
| plural | ætslīdaþ | ætslidon |
| subjunctive | present tense | past tense |
| singular | ætslīde | ætslide |
| plural | ætslīden | ætsliden |
| imperative | ||
| singular | ætslīd | |
| plural | ætslīdaþ | |
| participle | present | past |
| ætslīdende | ætsliden | |
References
- Joseph Bosworth; T. Northcote Toller (1898), “æt-slídan”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, second edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.