schuimen

Betekenis

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

Met koppelteken als

schui‧men

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/ˈsxœy̯.mə(n)/

Etymologie

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.