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