sliken

== Middle English == === Alternative forms === slike, slyken, slekyn, slikien === Etymology === From Old English *slīcian, *slican. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈslikən/, /ˈsliːkən/ === Verb === sliken To smoothen, polish (figurative) To deceive with the tongue, butter up, flatter ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Descendants ==== English: (to) slick, slike ==== References ==== “slī̆ken, v.(1).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 9 April 2018.