An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Annotated/verschlagen
verschlagen, adjective, ‘cunning, crafty, sly,’ properly a participle of Middle High German verslahen, which also means ‘to cheat.’ —
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verschlagen, adjective, ‘cunning, crafty, sly,’ properly a participle of Middle High German verslahen, which also means ‘to cheat.’ —