OpprinnelseFrom Old Norse slíta.
- to pull hard, to tear
“slite seg løs” — to break loose, tear oneself free
- transitiveto tear, tear apart, rip up
“slite av noen klærene” — to tear somebody's clothes off
- to wear out, use up
“slite på noe” — to wear on something, to wear through something
“slite ut noe” — to wear something out
“slite opp noe” — to use something up, to wear something out
- to work hard, toil, exert oneself
“slite seg ut” — to overexert oneself, to wear oneself out
- to struggle, have difficulties
“slite med en oppgav” — to struggle with a task
- to struggle, move towards some goal, to strive
“slite seg gjennom / mot et mål” — to strive towards a goal
“slite sammen” — to accumulate through much effort, to toil towards
Bøyningerslit(imperative) · sliter(present) · slites(passive) · slet(past) · sleit(past) · slitt(participle, past) · slitende(participle, present)