sliepe

Dutch

Verb

sliepe

  1. (dated or formal) singular past subjunctive of slapen

West Frisian

Etymology

From Old Frisian slēpa, from Proto-West Germanic *slāpan. Compare Saterland Frisian släipe, Dutch slapen.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈsli.əpə/

Verb

sliepe

  1. to sleep
    • 2008, Greet Andringa, Libben reach, Friese Pers Boekerij, page 70.
      Hy koe net sliepe, want de dreamen oer syn deade maten wiene noch slimmer as wat er mei de eagen iepen seach.
      He couldn't sleep, because the dreams about his dead companions were even worse than what he saw with his eyes open.

Conjugation

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Further reading
  • “sliepe”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011
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