schuimen

Significat

1. (intransitive) to foam, to produce foam
2. (intransitive,transitive) to remove foam
3. (figuratively,intransitive,transitive) to remove impurities from something
4. (dated,intransitive,transitive) to plunder, to rob
5. (intransitive,transitive,uncommon) to rummage, to scour
6. (broadly,intransitive) to wander, to roam

Amb guionet com

schui‧men

Pronunciat com a (IPA)

/ˈsxœy̯.mə(n)/

Etimologia

From Middle Dutch schumen, from Old Dutch *scūmen, *skūmen, from Proto-West Germanic *skūmijan (“to foam, froth”), from Proto-West Germanic *skūm (“foam”). Equivalent to schuim (“foam”) + -en.