*slahaną

Runic: ᛊᛚᚨᚺᚨᚾᚨ Pronunciation: /ˈslɑ.xɑ.nɑ̃/

verb · Strong class 6

Meanings

  1. to hit, to strike
  2. to kill

Etymology

From a Proto-Indo-European *slak- (‘to hit, strike, throw’), apparently of onomatopoeic origin. Cognate with Middle Irish slachta (‘hit’).

Conjugation

Present active

PersonIndicativeSubjunctiveImperative
1st singularslahōslahaų–
2nd singularslahizislahaizslah
3rd singularslahidislahaislahadau
1st dualslahōzslahaiw–
2nd dualslahadizslahaidizslahadiz
1st pluralslahamazslahaim–
2nd pluralslahidslahaidslahid
3rd pluralslahandislahainslahandau

Present passive

PersonIndicativeSubjunctive
1st singularslahai–
2nd singularslahazaislahaizau
3rd singularslahadaislahaidau
1st dual––
2nd dual––
1st pluralslahandaislahaindau
2nd pluralslahandaislahaindau
3rd pluralslahandaislahaindau

Past

PersonIndicativeSubjunctive
1st singularslōhslōgį̄
2nd singularslōhtslōgīz
3rd singularslōhslōgī
1st dualslōgūslōgīw
2nd dualslōgudizslōgīdiz
1st pluralslōgumslōgīm
2nd pluralslōgudslōgīd
3rd pluralslōgunslōgīn

Non-finite Forms

InfinitivePresent ParticiplePast Participle
slahaną slahandz slaganaz

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Descendants

  • *slahan (Proto-West Germanic)
    • slān (Old Dutch)
      • slâen (Middle Dutch)
        • slaon (Limburgish)
  • *slahan (Proto-West Germanic)
    • slān (Old Dutch)
      • slâen (Middle Dutch)
        • slaan, slagen (Dutch)
          • slaan, slaag (Afrikaans)
  • *slahan (Proto-West Germanic)
    • slēan, sla, slan, slæan, slæ (Old English)
      • sleen, slayn (Middle English)
        • slay (English)
        • slay (Scots)
  • *slahan (Proto-West Germanic)
    • slā (Old Frisian)
      • slo (Saterland Frisian)
      • slaan (West Frisian)
  • *slahan (Proto-West Germanic)
    • slahan (Old High German)
      • slahen, slagen, slân (Middle High German)
        • schlaa (Alemannic German)
        • schlon (Central Franconian)
        • schlagen (German)
        • schlaan (Hunsrik)
        • schloen (Luxembourgish)
  • *slahan (Proto-West Germanic)
    • slahan (Old Saxon)
      • slān (Middle Low German)
        • slaan (Low German)
  • ᛊᛚᚨᚷᛁᚾᚨᛉ (slaginaʀ) (Proto-Norse)
    • slá (Old Norse)
      • slå (Danish)
      • sláa, slá (Faroese)
      • slá (Icelandic)
      • slå (Norwegian)
      • sla (Old Gutnish)
  • ᛊᛚᚨᚷᛁᚾᚨᛉ (slaginaʀ) (Proto-Norse)
    • slá (Old Norse)
      • slā (Old Swedish)
        • slå (Swedish)
  • 𐍃𐌻𐌰𐌷𐌰𐌽 (slahan) (Gothic)

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