schlon

Central Franconian

Alternative forms

  • schlohn (alternative spelling)
  • schlien (some dialects of Moselle Franconian)
  • schlage (younger Ripuarian variant)

Etymology

From Old High German slahan.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʃlɔːn/

Verb

schlon (third-person singular present schleet or schleit, past tense schlooch, past participle jeschlage or jeschlon or geschlon or geschlan)

  1. (most dialects) to hit; to beat; to defeat

Usage notes

  • The present tense is schleet in most dialects, but schleit in Kölsch.
  • The past participle in Ripuarian is jeschlage or less commonly jeschlon. In Moselle Franconian it is geschlon or less commonly geschlan.
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