erschlagen

== German == === Etymology === From Middle High German erslahen, from Old High German irslahan, from Proto-West Germanic *uʀslahan. Equivalent to er- +‎ schlagen. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɛɐ̯ˈʃlaːɡn̩/ Hyphenation: er‧schla‧gen === Verb === erschlagen (class 6 strong, third-person singular present erschlägt, past tense erschlug, past participle erschlagen, past subjunctive erschlüge, auxiliary haben) (transitive) to slay, to strike dead (transitive, figurative) to swamp; to overwhelm ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== Erschlagen Erschlagung ==== Related terms ==== anschlagen, verschlagen === Further reading === “erschlagen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache “erschlagen” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961. “erschlagen” in Duden online “erschlagen” in OpenThesaurus.de