sliden

Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old English slīdan. Cognates include Middle Dutch slīden, Middle Low German slīden, Middle High German slīten, and Sanskrit स्रेधति (sredhati).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈsliːdən/

Verb

sliden

  1. To slide; to propel oneself along a surface:
    1. To slide then fall; to lose one's traction.
    2. To slip; to move from something's assigned place.
  2. To move, especially in an inconspicuous or noiseless way:
    1. To leak or secrete; to move as a liquid.
    2. To drop; to undergo falling or descent.
    3. To bend or deviate from something's original course.
    4. To leave or go away; to vanish.
    5. (figurative) To die; to undergo death.
  3. (figurative) To enter into iniquity or immoral behaviour.
  4. (rare) To experience alteration or modification; to become different.

Conjugation
Conjugation of sliden (strong class 1)
infinitive (to) sliden, slide
present tense past tense
1st-person singular slide slod
2nd-person singular slidest slide, slode, slod
3rd-person singular slideth, slit slod
subjunctive singular slide slide1, slode1
imperative singular —
plural2 sliden, slide sliden, slide, sloden, slode
imperative plural slideth, slide —
participles slidynge, slidende sliden, slide, ysliden, yslide

1Replaced by the indicative in later Middle English.
2Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.

Descendants
  • English: slide
  • Scots: slide

References
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