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Reconstruction:Old English/slican

This Old English entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *slīkan, from Proto-Germanic *slīkaną. Cognate with Saterland Frisian slieke, Plautdietsch schlijken, and German schleichen.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsliː.kɑn/

Verb

*slīcan

  1. to slide
  2. to crawl, creep

Conjugation

Derived terms

  • beslīcan

Descendants

  • Middle English: sliken
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