schil

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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From Middle Dutch schelle, schille, from Old Dutch *skella, from Proto-West Germanic *skallju, from Proto-Germanic *skaljō.

Cognate with Middle Low German schelle, English shell, Old Norse skel, Gothic 𐍃𐌺𐌰𐌻𐌾𐌰 (skalja).

Noun

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schil f or m (plural schillen, diminutive schilletje n)

  1. peel, rind, skin, bark
  2. crust (soil)
  3. shell (egg or mollusc)
  4. (obsolete) slice
  5. (obsolete) membrane covering the eye; used figuratively in the absolute plural (de schillen) for (mental) blindness
Derived terms
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Descendants
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  • Afrikaans: skel, skil
  • Negerhollands: skel

Etymology 2

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

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schil

  1. inflection of schillen:
    1. first-person singular present indicative
    2. (in case of inversion) second-person singular present indicative
    3. imperative