שעלטןsheltn meaning in Yiddish

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to curse, to swear · verb (past participle: געשאָלטן / gesholtn)

Half an hour leaning out the tenement window, and not a single curse used twice.

די שכנטע שעלט שוין אַ האַלבע שעה און זי חזרט נישט איבער קיין איין קללה.

“The neighbor has been cursing for half an hour and she hasn't repeated a single curse.”

Who in your family had the stamina to sheltn without ever repeating themselves?

Published 14 October 2026

Yaacov, native Jerusalemite

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