Schlep

שלעפּן

To drag or haul (often with difficulty)

Word Origin

Origin Language

Middle High German

Word in Origin Language

sleifen

Root Meaning

To drag

Current Usage

Yes, "schleppen" in modern German

Example Usage

We shlepped here all the way from New Jersey.

מיר האָבן זיך אַהער געשלעפּט פון ניו דזשערזי.

Mir hobn zikh aher geshleppt fun New Jersey.

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