schrikken

Betekenis (Engels)

Verb

1. (intransitive) to be startled, to get a scare
2. (transitive) to quench (cool rapidly by immersion)

Noun

plural of schrik

Koppelteken as

schrik‧ken

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/ˈsxrɪkə(n)/

Etimologie (Engels)

From Middle Dutch schricken, from Old Dutch *skrikken, from Proto-Germanic *skrikjaną; the ultimate origin is uncertain, possibly related to *skeraną (“to shear”) or *skrīaną (“to scream”). Also compare Old Norse skaga (“to jut out”).

Sinne

Het was even schrikken , maar dat is natuurlijk het doel van een spookhuis .

It was a bit of a shock, but that is of course the purpose of a haunted house.