erschlagen

See also: Erschlagen

German

Etymology

From Middle High German erslahen, from Old High German irslahan, from Proto-West Germanic *uʀslahan. Equivalent to er- +‎ schlagen.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɛɐ̯ˈʃlaːɡn̩/
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  • Hyphenation: er‧schla‧gen

Verb

erschlagen (class 6 strong, third-person singular present erschlägt, past tense erschlug, past participle erschlagen, past subjunctive erschlüge, auxiliary haben)

  1. (transitive) to slay, to strike dead
  2. (transitive, figurative) to swamp; to overwhelm

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