OriginFrom Old Swedish slīta, from Old Norse slíta, from Proto-Germanic *slītaną, from Proto-Indo-European *slaid-, *sled-.
- to wear (out)
- to forcefully grab and pull; to grab, to tear
“slita tag i någon” — forcefully grab someone
“slita isär något” — tear something apart
“slita loss något” — tear something loose
- to toil, to labor (perform strenuous work)
“De slet i gruvan” — They toiled in the mine
Formssliter(present) · slet(preterite) · slitit(supine) · slit(imperative) · slita(active, infinitive) · slitas(infinitive, passive) · slitit(active, supine) · slitits(passive, supine) · slit(active, imperative) · -(imperative, passive) · sliten(active, archaic, error-unrecognized-form) · -(archaic, error-unrecognized-form, passive) · sliter(active, indicative, present) · slet(active, indicative, past) · slits(indicative, passive, present) · slites(indicative, passive, present) · slets(indicative, passive, past) · slita(active, archaic, error-unrecognized-form, present) · sleto(active, archaic, error-unrecognized-form, past) · slitas(archaic, error-unrecognized-form, passive, present)
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