German

Noun

Schlingen

1. plural of Schlinge

German

Verb

schlingen ‎(class 3 strong, third-person singular simple present schlingt, past tense schlang, past participle geschlungen, past subjunctive schlänge, auxiliary haben)

1. (transitive) to wind
2. (transitive) to tie, knot
3. (reflexive) to wind, coil
4. (reflexive, botany) to creep, twine

Derived terms

• Schlange
• Schlinge
• schlingern
• Schlingpflanze
• umschlingen

Etymology 2

From Middle High German slinden, verslinden, from Old High German slintan, farslintan. Several dialects of Central German exhibit a regular development -nd- → -ng-, whereby the verb was merged with schlingen (etymology 1). This dialectal form asserted itself in modern standard German, the original consonantism being preserved in the noun Schlund. Cognate with Dutch slinden.

Verb

schlingen ‎(class 3 strong, third-person singular simple present schlingt, past tense schlang, past participle geschlungen, past subjunctive schlänge, auxiliary haben)

1. to gobble, bolt

Derived terms

• herabschlingen
• herunterschlingen
• verschlingen

Conjugation