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.