UrsprungLikely borrowed from Middle Low German slīren, at least as a naval term. Compare origin of English slide, slither, Middle English slideren.
- to slip, to slide, to skid (due to lack of traction, for example during slippery road conditions)
“Jag försökte bromsa, men däcken slirade” — I tried to brake, but the tires were slipping
“Bilen slirade på stället och kom ingenvart” — The car spun its wheels in place and got nowhere
- figurativelyto have poor traction with something, like the truth
“Han slirade på sanningen” — He stretched the truth
Formerslirar(present) · slirade(preterite) · slirat(supine) · slira(imperative) · slira(active, infinitive) · sliras(infinitive, passive) · slirat(active, supine) · slirats(passive, supine) · slira(active, imperative) · -(imperative, passive) · sliren(active, archaic, error-unrecognized-form) · -(archaic, error-unrecognized-form, passive) · slirar(active, indicative, present) · slirade(active, indicative, past) · sliras(indicative, passive, present) · slirades(indicative, passive, past) · slira(active, archaic, error-unrecognized-form, present) · slirade(active, archaic, error-unrecognized-form, past) · sliras(archaic, error-unrecognized-form, passive, present) · slirades(archaic, error-unrecognized-form, passive, past)