schaben
- (transitive, usually, weak) to scrape, shave, plane, pare (remove or reduce the outer layer of something with a sharp object)
- (intransitive, usually, weak) to scrape, chafe, fret
- (reflexive, weak) to scrub oneself
- (rare, reflexive, regional, weak) to shave oneself
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈʃaːbn̩/
Etymology
In summary
From Middle High German schaben, from Old High German skaban, from Proto-West Germanic *skaban, from Proto-Germanic *skabaną, from Proto-Indo-European *skabʰ- (“to scrape, scratch”). Cognate with Dutch schaven, English shave, Danish skave, Swedish skava, Icelandic skafa, Gothic 𐍃𐌺𐌰𐌱𐌰𐌽 (skaban).
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