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schlottern

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German

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Etymology

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    Middle High German slotern

    Pronunciation

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    • IPA(key): /ˈʃlɔtɐn/
    • Audio (Germany (Berlin)):(file)

    Verb

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    schlottern (weak, third-person singular present schlottert, past tense schlotterte, past participle geschlottert, auxiliary haben)

    1. (intransitive) to shiver, to shudder
      • 1827, Heinrich Heine, Buch der Lieder [Book of Songs]‎[1], Hamburg: Hoffmann und Campe:
        Der König stieren Blicks da saß, / Mit schlotternden Knien und totenblaß.
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    Conjugation

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    Further reading

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    • schlottern” in Duden online
    • schlottern”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache[2] (in German)