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        <title type="main">Wurdahuzdą: Proto-Germanic dictionary — *slahaną</title>
        <author>Scott K. Shay</author>
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      <publicationStmt>
        <publisher>Wardja Press</publisher>
        <date when="2026-10-01"/>
        <idno type="URL">https://protogermanic.org/pgmc_slahaną</idno>
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      <list type="cognates">
        <item xml:id="cog_ine-x-proto_slak" xml:lang="ine-x-proto" type="etymon">
          <orth>*slak-</orth>
          <def>to hit, strike</def>
        </item>
      </list>
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        <entry xml:id="pgmc_slahana" type="verb" corresp="https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/slahaną">
          <form type="lemma">
            <orth>slahaną</orth>
            <pron notation="ipa">ˈslɑ.xɑ.nɑ̃</pron>
            <form type="runic">
              <orth>ᛊᛚᚨᚺᚨᚾᚨ</orth>
            </form>
          </form>
          <gramGrp>
            <pos>verb</pos>
            <gram type="class">Strong class 6</gram>
          </gramGrp>
          <sense n="1">
            <def>to hit, to strike</def>
          </sense>
          <sense n="2">
            <def>to kill</def>
          </sense>
          <etym>
            <seg type="p">From a Proto-Indo-European <mentioned xml:lang="ine-x-proto" target="#cog_ine-x-proto_slak"><ref target="#cog_ine-x-proto_slak">*slak-</ref></mentioned> (‘to hit, strike, throw’), apparently of onomatopoeic origin. Cognate with Middle Irish slachta (‘hit’).</seg>
          </etym>
          <re type="paradigm">
            <form type="inflected" ana="#pres #ind #act #p1 #sg">
              <orth>slahō</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#pres #subj #act #p1 #sg">
              <orth>slahaų</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#pres #ind #pass #p1 #sg">
              <orth>slahai</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#pres #ind #act #p2 #sg">
              <orth>slahizi</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#pres #subj #act #p2 #sg">
              <orth>slahaiz</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#pres #imper #act #p2 #sg">
              <orth>slah</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#pres #ind #pass #p2 #sg">
              <orth>slahazai</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#pres #subj #pass #p2 #sg">
              <orth>slahaizau</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#pres #ind #act #p3 #sg">
              <orth>slahidi</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#pres #subj #act #p3 #sg">
              <orth>slahai</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#pres #imper #act #p3 #sg">
              <orth>slahadau</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#pres #ind #pass #p3 #sg">
              <orth>slahadai</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#pres #subj #pass #p3 #sg">
              <orth>slahaidau</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#pres #ind #act #p1 #du">
              <orth>slahōz</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#pres #subj #act #p1 #du">
              <orth>slahaiw</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#pres #ind #act #p2 #du">
              <orth>slahadiz</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#pres #subj #act #p2 #du">
              <orth>slahaidiz</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#pres #imper #act #p2 #du">
              <orth>slahadiz</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#pres #ind #act #p1 #pl">
              <orth>slahamaz</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#pres #subj #act #p1 #pl">
              <orth>slahaim</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#pres #ind #pass #p1 #pl">
              <orth>slahandai</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#pres #subj #pass #p1 #pl">
              <orth>slahaindau</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#pres #ind #act #p2 #pl">
              <orth>slahid</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#pres #subj #act #p2 #pl">
              <orth>slahaid</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#pres #imper #act #p2 #pl">
              <orth>slahid</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#pres #ind #pass #p2 #pl">
              <orth>slahandai</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#pres #subj #pass #p2 #pl">
              <orth>slahaindau</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#pres #ind #act #p3 #pl">
              <orth>slahandi</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#pres #subj #act #p3 #pl">
              <orth>slahain</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#pres #imper #act #p3 #pl">
              <orth>slahandau</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#pres #ind #pass #p3 #pl">
              <orth>slahandai</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#pres #subj #pass #p3 #pl">
              <orth>slahaindau</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#past #ind #p1 #sg">
              <orth>slōh</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#past #subj #p1 #sg">
              <orth>slōgį̄</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#past #ind #p2 #sg">
              <orth>slōht</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#past #subj #p2 #sg">
              <orth>slōgīz</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#past #ind #p3 #sg">
              <orth>slōh</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#past #subj #p3 #sg">
              <orth>slōgī</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#past #ind #p1 #du">
              <orth>slōgū</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#past #subj #p1 #du">
              <orth>slōgīw</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#past #ind #p2 #du">
              <orth>slōgudiz</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#past #subj #p2 #du">
              <orth>slōgīdiz</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#past #ind #p1 #pl">
              <orth>slōgum</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#past #subj #p1 #pl">
              <orth>slōgīm</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#past #ind #p2 #pl">
              <orth>slōgud</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#past #subj #p2 #pl">
              <orth>slōgīd</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#past #ind #p3 #pl">
              <orth>slōgun</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#past #subj #p3 #pl">
              <orth>slōgīn</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="participle" subtype="present">
              <orth>slahandz</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="participle" subtype="past">
              <orth>slaganaz</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="infinitive">
              <orth>slahaną</orth>
            </form>
          </re>
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              <item>
                <form type="descendant">
                  <lang>Proto-West Germanic</lang>
                  <orth>*slahan</orth>
                  <form type="descendant">
                    <lang>Old Dutch</lang>
                    <orth>slān</orth>
                    <form type="descendant">
                      <lang>Middle Dutch</lang>
                      <orth>slâen</orth>
                      <form type="descendant">
                        <lang>Limburgish</lang>
                        <orth>slaon</orth>
                      </form>
                    </form>
                  </form>
                </form>
              </item>
              <item>
                <form type="descendant">
                  <lang>Proto-West Germanic</lang>
                  <orth>*slahan</orth>
                  <form type="descendant">
                    <lang>Old Dutch</lang>
                    <orth>slān</orth>
                    <form type="descendant">
                      <lang>Middle Dutch</lang>
                      <orth>slâen</orth>
                      <form type="descendant">
                        <lang>Dutch</lang>
                        <orth>slaan, slagen</orth>
                        <form type="descendant">
                          <lang>Afrikaans</lang>
                          <orth>slaan, slaag</orth>
                        </form>
                      </form>
                    </form>
                  </form>
                </form>
              </item>
              <item>
                <form type="descendant">
                  <lang>Proto-West Germanic</lang>
                  <orth>*slahan</orth>
                  <form type="descendant">
                    <lang>Old English</lang>
                    <orth>slēan, sla, slan, slæan, slæ</orth>
                    <form type="descendant">
                      <lang>Middle English</lang>
                      <orth>sleen, slayn</orth>
                      <form type="descendant">
                        <lang>English</lang>
                        <orth>slay</orth>
                      </form>
                      <form type="descendant">
                        <lang>Scots</lang>
                        <orth>slay</orth>
                      </form>
                    </form>
                  </form>
                </form>
              </item>
              <item>
                <form type="descendant">
                  <lang>Proto-West Germanic</lang>
                  <orth>*slahan</orth>
                  <form type="descendant">
                    <lang>Old Frisian</lang>
                    <orth>slā</orth>
                    <form type="descendant">
                      <lang>Saterland Frisian</lang>
                      <orth>slo</orth>
                    </form>
                    <form type="descendant">
                      <lang>West Frisian</lang>
                      <orth>slaan</orth>
                    </form>
                  </form>
                </form>
              </item>
              <item>
                <form type="descendant">
                  <lang>Proto-West Germanic</lang>
                  <orth>*slahan</orth>
                  <form type="descendant">
                    <lang>Old High German</lang>
                    <orth>slahan</orth>
                    <form type="descendant">
                      <lang>Middle High German</lang>
                      <orth>slahen, slagen, slân</orth>
                      <form type="descendant">
                        <lang>Alemannic German</lang>
                        <orth>schlaa</orth>
                      </form>
                      <form type="descendant">
                        <lang>Central Franconian</lang>
                        <orth>schlon</orth>
                      </form>
                      <form type="descendant">
                        <lang>German</lang>
                        <orth>schlagen</orth>
                      </form>
                      <form type="descendant">
                        <lang>Hunsrik</lang>
                        <orth>schlaan</orth>
                      </form>
                      <form type="descendant">
                        <lang>Luxembourgish</lang>
                        <orth>schloen</orth>
                      </form>
                    </form>
                  </form>
                </form>
              </item>
              <item>
                <form type="descendant">
                  <lang>Proto-West Germanic</lang>
                  <orth>*slahan</orth>
                  <form type="descendant">
                    <lang>Old Saxon</lang>
                    <orth>slahan</orth>
                    <form type="descendant">
                      <lang>Middle Low German</lang>
                      <orth>slān</orth>
                      <form type="descendant">
                        <lang>Low German</lang>
                        <orth>slaan</orth>
                      </form>
                    </form>
                  </form>
                </form>
              </item>
              <item>
                <form type="descendant">
                  <lang>Proto-Norse</lang>
                  <orth>ᛊᛚᚨᚷᛁᚾᚨᛉ (slaginaʀ)</orth>
                  <form type="descendant">
                    <lang>Old Norse</lang>
                    <orth>slá</orth>
                    <form type="descendant">
                      <lang>Danish</lang>
                      <orth>slå</orth>
                    </form>
                    <form type="descendant">
                      <lang>Faroese</lang>
                      <orth>sláa, slá</orth>
                    </form>
                    <form type="descendant">
                      <lang>Icelandic</lang>
                      <orth>slá</orth>
                    </form>
                    <form type="descendant">
                      <lang>Norwegian</lang>
                      <orth>slå</orth>
                    </form>
                    <form type="descendant">
                      <lang>Old Gutnish</lang>
                      <orth>sla</orth>
                    </form>
                  </form>
                </form>
              </item>
              <item>
                <form type="descendant">
                  <lang>Proto-Norse</lang>
                  <orth>ᛊᛚᚨᚷᛁᚾᚨᛉ (slaginaʀ)</orth>
                  <form type="descendant">
                    <lang>Old Norse</lang>
                    <orth>slá</orth>
                    <form type="descendant">
                      <lang>Old Swedish</lang>
                      <orth>slā</orth>
                      <form type="descendant">
                        <lang>Swedish</lang>
                        <orth>slå</orth>
                      </form>
                    </form>
                  </form>
                </form>
              </item>
              <item>
                <form type="descendant">
                  <lang>Gothic</lang>
                  <orth>𐍃𐌻𐌰𐌷𐌰𐌽 (slahan)</orth>
                </form>
              </item>
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