שעלטן
געשאָלטן
שילטן
'to curse, swear'

ETYMOLOGY

The form שילטן is an "irregular deformation" of שעלטן, from MHG schëlten 'to scold'.
{Herzog 1964: 96}
The idiom שעלטן אויף וואָס די וועלט שטייט 'to curse with all one's might' appears to be a calque of Polish kląć / przeklinać na czym świat stoi.

šiltn is characteristic for NORTHEASTERN.

WESTERN

Oyberland (West Transcarpathian)

šɛlʲt͡n {WTCP, Dunajská Streda, 47179}

šɛlt͡n̩ {מקלל זײַן, קללה} {WTCP, Vác, 47197}
- gəšɔltn̩ געשאָלטן

CENTRAL

Unterland (East Transcarpathian)

šɛlʲt {ETCP, Sîg Felső Szek, 47223}

šʲɛ́lʲtn̩ {POLAND, Wolbrom, 50196}

šeʎtn {POLAND, Warsaw, 52211}

HASIDIC

AMERICA

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ISRAEL

gɛšɛlt zɔl zajn געשעלט זאָל זײַן [Bnei Brak, Eli Benedict (Karlin)]

NORTHEASTERN

Lithuania

šiltn {LITHUANIA, Vilnius, 54257}