schlahn

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German

Etymology

See schlagen.

Pronunciation

Verb

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  1. (now dialectal or poetic) Alternative form of schlagen
    • 1778, [Johann Gottfried Herder], Annchen von Tharau, from an originally Low German text known as Anke van Tharaw, in: Volkslieder. Erster Theil, Leipzig, pp. 92–94 (Google) [similar in: 1825, Volkslieder, gesammelt von J. G. v. Herder. Neue Ausgabe, eingeleitet von Johannes Falk. Erster Theil, Leipzig, pp. 128–130 (Google)]:
      Käm' alles Wetter gleich auf uns zu schlahn,
      Wir sind gesinnet bei einander zu stahn.
      Even if all storms came to hit us,
      we are determined to stand together.