sliden

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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

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

Descendants

  • English: slide
  • Scots: slide

References

Old English

Pronunciation

Verb

slīden

  1. plural present subjunctive of slīdan

Verb

sliden

  1. plural preterite subjunctive of slīdan

Participle

sliden

  1. past participle of slīdan