slit
Westrobothnian
/sliːt/
pronu-note
Definitions
- (transitive) To tear.
Etymology
Inherited from Old Norse slíta inherited from Proto-Germanic *slītaną (tear apart, split, cut up, tear).
Origin
Proto-Germanic
*slītaną
Gloss
tear apart, split, cut up, tear
Concept
Semantic Field
Basic actions and technology
Ontological Category
Action/Process
Kanji
泪, 涙
Emoji
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Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- *(s)leyd- Proto-Indo-European
- *skleyd- Proto-Indo-European
- *slaid- Proto-Indo-European
- *slaid-, *sled- Proto-Indo-European
- slite Norwegian Bokmål
- *slaitijaną Proto-Germanic
- *slitjaną Proto-Germanic
- *slītaną Proto-Germanic
- slita Norwegian Nynorsk
- slitan Old English
- slītan Old English
- slíta Old Norse
- slide Danish
- slíta Icelandic
- slīzan Old High German
- slíta Faroese
- *slītan gmw-pro
- slitan Old Saxon
- slita Old Swedish
- slīta, slita Old Swedish
- *slītan Frankish