slæpan

Old English

Alternative forms

slēpan, slāpan

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *slēpaną, from Proto-Indo-European *slab-, *slap- (“to be weak, limp, languid”). Cognate with Old Frisian slēpa (West Frisian sliepe), Old Saxon slāpan (Low German slapen), Old Dutch slāpan (Dutch slapen), Old High German slāfan (German schlafen), Gothic 𐍃𐌻𐌴𐍀𐌰𐌽 (slēpan).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈslæːpɑn/

Verb

slǣpan (past participle ġeslǣpen)

(West Saxon) to sleep

Conjugation

Conjugation of slǣpan (strong class 7)

indicative	present	past
infinitive	slǣpan	tō slǣpenne
1st-person singular	slǣpe	slēp
2nd-person singular	slǣpest	slēpe
3rd-person singular	slǣpeþ	slēp
plural	slǣpaþ	slēpon
subjunctive	present	past
singular	slǣpe	slēpe
plural	slǣpen	slēpen
imperative
singular	slǣp
plural	slǣpaþ
participle	present	past
	slǣpende	(ġe)slǣpen

Derived terms

beslǣpan

Related terms

slāpian
slǣp
slēpian (Anglian)

Descendants

Middle English: slepen, slæpen, sleepen, slepe
- Scots: sleep, sleip, slepe
- English: sleep

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