schaetse

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Middle Dutch[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Old Northern French escache (a stilt, trestle), from a Germanic language, perhaps Frankish *skakkja (stilt, literally thing that moves), related to *skakan (to shake, swing).

Noun[edit]

schāetse m or f

  1. peg leg, crutch
  2. stilt

Inflection[edit]

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Descendants[edit]

  • Dutch: schaats
  • Limburgish: sjaats

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