active voice | |||||||
present indicative | present subjunctive | ||||||
1sg | ek slett | 1pl | vér slettum | 1sg | ek sletta | 1pl | vér slettim |
2sg | þú slettr | 2pl | þér slettið | 2sg | þú slettir | 2pl | þér slettið |
3sg | hon slettr | 3pl | þau sletta | 3sg | hon sletti | 3pl | þau sletti |
preterite indicative | preterite subjunctive | ||||||
1sg | ek slatt | 1pl | vér sluttum | 1sg | ek slytta | 1pl | vér slyttim |
2sg | þú slazt | 2pl | þér sluttuð | 2sg | þú slyttir | 2pl | þér slyttið |
3sg | hon slatt | 3pl | þau sluttu | 3sg | hon slytti | 3pl | þau slytti |
preterite infinitive | sluttu | ||||||
past participle | f. | slottin | m. | slottinn | n. | slottit | |
imperative | 2sg | slett | 1pl | slettum | 2pl | slettið |
PG *slintaną. Shares a root with weak Dutch slenteren “saunter” and the ME, MnE noun slant. Only the preterite singular is attested. More commonly found is its causative sletta 1 “strike,” whose present subjunctive, imperative, and plural indicative coincide in form with those of the present item.
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