slahen

Middle High German

Etymology

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.

Verb

slahen

to strike

Conjugation

conjugation of slagen (strong class VI)

infinitive		slagen
present participle		slagende
past participle		geslagen
	indicative			subjunctive
present	ich slage	wir slagen	i	ich slage	wir slagen
	du slegest	ir slaget		du slagest	ir slaget
	ër sleget	sie slagent		ër slaget	sie slagen

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	slac (du)	slagen (wir)	slaget (ir)

Contracted infinitive: slān
Present forms: slah, slehest, slahent
Middle German past forms: slūc & slūg, slūgen

Descendants

German: schlagen

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