schleichn

== Bavarian == === Alternative forms === schleicha (West Central Bavarian) === Etymology === From Old High German slīhhan, from Proto-West Germanic *slīkan, from Proto-Germanic *slīkaną. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈʃlɑɛ̯çɴ̩/ IPA(key): /ˈʃlæːçɴ̩/ (East Central, Vienna) Hyphenation: schleichn === Verb === schleichn (past participle gschlichn) (East Central Bavarian, Vienna, Southern Bavarian, Carinthia, Tyrol) (intransitive) to move in a quiet and inconspicuous manner, hence often slowly and/or ducked: to crawl, to sneak, to steal, to prowl, to creep, to slither (of a snake) (reflexive, with some adverbs of location) to go somewhere in the above manner (intransitive) to move slowly (especially in a car) (reflexive) to leave (sometimes meekly or sheepishly) (reflexive, dismissal) to piss off ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ====