Slepte

Part of speech: verb

Definitions

1. An archaic past tense of the verb to sleep, meaning rested in a state of natural unconsciousness during the night
2. An old form of the past tense of the verb to sleep, describing one who had rested in slumber
3. A Middle English past-tense form indicating that a person had been asleep or had rested in slumber

Etymology: "Slepte" is a Middle English spelling of the past tense of "sleep," the form that became modern "slept" once the final "-e" was lost. It descends from the Old English past tense "slēpte," the regular "-te" ending of the weak verbs, which Old English formed on "slǣpan" (to sleep).