Middle High German

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old High German slahan, from Proto-Germanic *slahaną. Cognate with Dutch slaan and Old English slēan (to strike, beat, smite) (Modern English slay, slog) as well as Danish, Swedish and Norwegian slå.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): (before 13th CE) /ˈs̠lahən/

Verb

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slahen (class 6 strong, third-person singular present slehet, past tense sluoc, past participle geslagen, past subjunctive slüege, auxiliary hān)

  1. to strike
    Du slehest unde roubest.You beat and rob.

Conjugation

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Descendants

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  • Alemannic German: schlaa
  • Central Franconian: schlon
  • German: schlagen
  • Hunsrik: schlaan
  • Luxembourgish: schloen

References

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  • Benecke, Georg Friedrich, Müller, Wilhelm, Zarncke, Friedrich (1863) “slahen”, in Mittelhochdeutsches Wörterbuch: mit Benutzung des Nachlasses von Benecke, Stuttgart: S. Hirzel