schleifen

See also: Schleifen

German

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʃlaɪ̯fɱ̩/, /ˈʃlaɪ̯fən/
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Etymology 1

From Middle High German [Term?], from Old High German slīfan, from Proto-Germanic *slīpaną.

Verb

schleifen (class 1 strong, third-person singular simple present schleift, past tense schliff, past participle geschliffen, past subjunctive schliffe, auxiliary haben)

  1. to whet, to move across a surface abrasively
Conjugation
Derived terms
  • durchschleifen
  • abschleifen

Etymology 2

From Middle High German sleifen, sleipfen, from Old High German *sleifen, from Proto-Germanic *slaipijaną.

Verb

schleifen (third-person singular simple present schleift, past tense schleifte, past participle geschleift, auxiliary haben)

  1. to drag, to pull along the ground
  2. (figuratively) to drag, to make people accompany oneself to a place they don't want to be
  3. to raze a castle, to bring down its walls to the ground
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