שלעפּן

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Yiddish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Via Middle High German slepen from Middle Low German slēpen, from or related to Old High German sleifen (to drag) and slifan (to slip), from Proto-West Germanic *sleupan.[1] Compare German schleppen.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (Litvish) IPA(key): [ˈʃɫɛ.pm̩]

Verb[edit]

שלעפּן (shlepn) (past participle געשלעפּט (geshlept))

  1. to drag, schlep

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Descendants[edit]

  • English: schlep

References[edit]

  1. ^ Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “schlep”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.