slahen
Middle High German
Alternative forms
Etymology
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
- IPA(key): (before 13th CE) /ˈs̠lahən/
Verb
slahen (class 6 strong, third-person singular present slehet, past tense sluoc, past participle geslagen, past subjunctive slüege, auxiliary hān)
- to strike
- Du slehest unde roubest. ― You beat and rob.
Conjugation
Conjugation of slahen (class 6 strong, auxiliary hān)
| infinitive | slahen | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| genitive gerund | slahennes slahenes | ||||
| dative gerund | slahenne slahene | ||||
| present participle | slahende | ||||
| past participle | geslagen | ||||
| auxiliary | hān | ||||
| indicative | subjunctive | ||||
| singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
| present | ich slahe | wir slahen | i | ich slahe | wir slahen |
| du slehest | ir slahet | du slahest | ir slahet | ||
| ër slehet | sie slahent | ër slahe | sie slahen | ||
| preterite | ich sluoc | wir sluogen | ii | ich slüege | wir slüegen |
| du slüege | ir sluoget | du slüegest | ir slüeget | ||
| ër sluoc | sie sluogen | ër slüege | sie slüegen | ||
| imperative | slah (du) | slahet (ir) | |||
Composed forms of slahen (class 6 strong, auxiliary hān)
Descendants
- Alemannic German: schlaa
- Central Franconian: schlon
- German: schlagen
- Hunsrik: schlaan
- Luxembourgish: schloen
References
- Benecke, Georg Friedrich, Müller, Wilhelm, Zarncke, Friedrich (1863) “slahen”, in Mittelhochdeutsches Wörterbuch: mit Benutzung des Nachlasses von Benecke, Stuttgart: S. Hirzel