sliken
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Middle English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old English *slīcian.
Pronunciation[edit]
Verb[edit]
sliken
- To smoothen, polish
- (figurative) To deceive with the tongue, butter up, flatter
Conjugation[edit]
Conjugation of sliken (weak in -ed)
1Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.
Descendants[edit]
References[edit]
- “slī̆ken, v.(1).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-04-09.