Nominal Forms
Infinitive: slahen
Past Participle: geslagen
Present participle: slahende
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| ich | slahe |
| du | slehest |
| ër | slehet |
| wir | slahen |
| ir | slahet |
| sie | slahent |
Past
| ich | sluoc |
| du | slüge |
| ër | sluoc |
| wir | sluogen |
| ir | sluoget |
| sie | sluogen |
Subjunctive
Present
| ich | slahe |
| du | slahest |
| ër | slahet |
| wir | slahen |
| ir | slahet |
| sie | slahen |
Past
| ich | sluoce |
| du | slügest |
| ër | sluoce |
| wir | sluogen |
| ir | sluoget |
| sie | sluogen |
Imperative
| du | slehes |
| wir | slahen |
| ir | slahet |
Etymology
1. Etymology tree
2. Proto-Indo-European *slak-der.
3. Proto-Germanic *slahaną
4. Proto-West Germanic *slahan
5. Old High German slahan
6. Middle High German slahen
7. 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. See: Old High German 'slahan', Old High German 'slahan', Proto-Germanic '
*slahaną', Dutch '
slaan', English '
slay'.
Verbs referencing "slahen"
German, old spelling
schlagen, German, old spelling
schlahen, Alemannic German
schlaa.
Verbs similar to 'slahen'
laden,
lîhen,
sëhen,
sîhen,
slâfen,
slîchen,
slîfen,
slîʒen,
spanen,
twahen,
Nibelungen Lied References
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(Nibelungenlied 18a:3) an ire nâhesten mâgen. die in sluogen sint. That they did slay him later, / how wreaked she vengeance wild!
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(Nibelungenlied 87a:2) die küenen Nibelunge. sluoc des heldes hant. The valiant Nibelungen / fell by the hero's hand,
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(Nibelungenlied 95a:3) die sluoc sît mit zorne. diu Sîvrides hant. Them slew straightway in anger / Siegfried's mighty hand,
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(Nibelungenlied 96a:1) dâr zuo die rîchen küninge. die sluoc er beide tôt. "Thereto the kings so mighty, / them slew he both as well.
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(Nibelungenlied 100a:2) einen lintrachen. sluoc des heledes hant. A dragon, wormlike monster, / slew once the hero bold.
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(Nibelungenlied 2331a:4) ich slahe in daz er daz widerspel. niemer mêre darf gesagen. I'll smite him that an answer / never may he chant again."
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(Nibelungenlied 2336a:1) er sluoc den videlære. ûf den helm guot. Upon the helm the Fiddler / he smote with blow so fierce
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(Nibelungenlied 2336a:4) dô sluoc er Wolvharten. daz er strûchen began. And so belabored Wolfhart / that thick the sparks around him flew.
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(Nibelungenlied 2346a:1) dô sluoc er Volcgêre. daz im diu helmbant. With might smote he Volker / that severed flew the band
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(Nibelungenlied 2347a:2) si sluogen daz die ringe. vile hôhe wæten dannen. Smiting that the mail-rings / afar from harness flew,