slæccan

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Old English

Alternative forms

  • sleċċan

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *slakkjan, from Proto-Germanic *slakjaną.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈslæt.t͡ʃɑn/

Verb

slæċċan

  1. to make slack or slow
  2. to delay

Conjugation

Derived terms

  • āslæċċan
  • ġeslæċċan

Descendants

  • Middle English: slecchen, slechen
    • English: sletch (dialectal)
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