𐍃𐌻𐌰𐌷𐌰𐌽

𐍃𐌻𐌰𐌷𐌰𐌽

Gothic

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *slahaną, from Proto-Indo-European *slak- (“to hit, strike, throw”). Cognate with Old English slēan, Old Frisian slā, Old High German slahan, Old Norse slá, Old Saxon slahan.

Verb

𐍃𐌻𐌰𐌷𐌰𐌽 • (slahan)

1. to hit, strike, smite

Conjugation

Class 6 strong
Infinitive	𐍃𐌻𐌰𐌷𐌰𐌽 slahan
Indicative	Present	Past	Present passive
1st singular	𐍃𐌻𐌰𐌷𐌰 slaha	𐍃𐌻𐍉𐌷 slōh	𐍃𐌻𐌰𐌷𐌰𐌳𐌰 slahada
2nd singular	𐍃𐌻𐌰𐌷𐌹𐍃 slahis	𐍃𐌻𐍉𐌷𐍄 slōht	𐍃𐌻𐌰𐌷𐌰𐌶𐌰 slahaza
3rd singular	𐍃𐌻𐌰𐌷𐌹𐌸 slahiþ	𐍃𐌻𐍉𐌷 slōh	𐍃𐌻𐌰𐌷𐌰𐌳𐌰 slahada
1st dual	𐍃𐌻𐌰𐌷𐍉𐍃 slahōs	𐍃𐌻𐍉𐌷𐌿 slōhu	—
2nd dual	𐍃𐌻𐌰𐌷𐌰𐍄𐍃 slahats	𐍃𐌻𐍉𐌷𐌿𐍄𐍃 slōhuts	—
1st plural	𐍃𐌻𐌰𐌷𐌰𐌼 slaham	𐍃𐌻𐍉𐌷𐌿𐌼 slōhum	𐍃𐌻𐌰𐌷𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌰 slahanda
2nd plural	𐍃𐌻𐌰𐌷𐌹𐌸 slahiþ	𐍃𐌻𐍉𐌷𐌿𐌸 slōhuþ	𐍃𐌻𐌰𐌷𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌰 slahanda
3rd plural	𐍃𐌻𐌰𐌷𐌰𐌽𐌳 slahand	𐍃𐌻𐍉𐌷𐌿𐌽 slōhun	𐍃𐌻𐌰𐌷𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌰 slahanda
Subjunctive	Present	Past	Present passive
1st singular	𐍃𐌻𐌰𐌷𐌰𐌿 slahau	𐍃𐌻𐍉𐌷𐌾𐌰𐌿 slōhjau	𐍃𐌻𐌰𐌷𐌰𐌹𐌳𐌰𐌿 slahaidau
2nd singular	𐍃𐌻𐌰𐌷𐌰𐌹𐍃 slahais	𐍃𐌻𐍉𐌷𐌴𐌹𐍃 slōheis	𐍃𐌻𐌰𐌷𐌰𐌹𐌶𐌰𐌿 slahaizau
3rd singular	𐍃𐌻𐌰𐌷𐌰𐌹 slahai	𐍃𐌻𐍉𐌷𐌹 slōhi	𐍃𐌻𐌰𐌷𐌰𐌹𐌳𐌰𐌿 slahaidau
1st dual	𐍃𐌻𐌰𐌷𐌰𐌹𐍅𐌰 slahaiwa	𐍃𐌻𐍉𐌷𐌴𐌹𐍅𐌰 slōheiwa	—
2nd dual	𐍃𐌻𐌰𐌷𐌰𐌹𐍄𐍃 slahaits	𐍃𐌻𐍉𐌷𐌴𐌹𐍄𐍃 slōheits	—
1st plural	𐍃𐌻𐌰𐌷𐌰𐌹𐌼𐌰 slahaima	𐍃𐌻𐍉𐌷𐌴𐌹𐌼𐌰 slōheima	𐍃𐌻𐌰𐌷𐌰𐌹𐌽𐌳𐌰𐌿 slahaindau
2nd plural	𐍃𐌻𐌰𐌷𐌰𐌹𐌸 slahaiþ	𐍃𐌻𐍉𐌷𐌴𐌹𐌸 slōheiþ	𐍃𐌻𐌰𐌷𐌰𐌹𐌽𐌳𐌰𐌿 slahaindau
3rd plural	𐍃𐌻𐌰𐌷𐌰𐌹𐌽𐌰 slahaina	𐍃𐌻𐍉𐌷𐌴𐌹𐌽𐌰 slōheina	𐍃𐌻𐌰𐌷𐌰𐌹𐌽𐌳𐌰𐌿 slahaindau
Imperative
2nd singular	𐍃𐌻𐌰𐌷 slah
3rd singular	𐍃𐌻𐌰𐌷𐌰𐌳𐌰𐌿 slahadau
2nd dual	𐍃𐌻𐌰𐌷𐌰𐍄𐍃 slahats
2nd plural	𐍃𐌻𐌰𐌷𐌹𐌸 slahiþ
3rd plural	𐍃𐌻𐌰𐌷𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌰𐌿 slahandau
	Present	Past
Participles	𐍃𐌻𐌰𐌷𐌰𐌽𐌳𐍃 slahands	𐍃𐌻𐌰𐌷𐌰𐌽𐍃 slahans

Derived terms

• 𐌰𐍆𐍃𐌻𐌰𐌷𐌰𐌽 (afslahan, “to cut off, kill”)

Related terms

• 𐍃𐌻𐌰𐌷𐌰𐌻𐍃 (slahals, “a bully, pugnacious person”)
• 𐍃𐌻𐌰𐌷𐍃 (slahs, “a blow, strike”)