Schling

East Central German

Etymology

From Middle High German slinge, from Old High German slinga, from Proto-West Germanic *slingwan, from Proto-Germanic *slingwaną (“to twist”).

Noun

Schling f

1. (Erzgebirgisch) loop, noose
2. (Erzgebirgisch) snare (trap using a loop)

References

• 2004 Karl Heinz Schmidt, Ich putz mein Christbaam aa, P. 45