erschleichen

== German == === Etymology === Inherited from Middle High German erslîchen. By surface analysis, er- +‎ schleichen. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ɛɐ̯ˈʃlaɪ̯çn̩] Hyphenation: er‧schlei‧chen === Verb === erschleichen (class 1 strong, third-person singular present erschleicht, past tense erschlich, past participle erschlichen, auxiliary haben) (transitive) to obtain by fraud, to gain by trickery ==== Usage notes ==== Often reinforced by a reflexive dative object, especially outside of formal contexts. ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== Erschleichen, Erschleicher, Erschleichung erschleichend, erschlichen === Further reading === “erschleichen” in Duden online “erschleichen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache