schenken
Meaning
- (weak) to give as a present, to gift
- (weak) to spare one(self) (something)
- (formal, transitive, weak) to pour from a vessel, to serve
Concepts
give a gift
give a present
make an offer of
make a present
Synonyms
sausen lassen
nicht machen
herreichen
Translations
Frequency
Dialects
Basel-Landschaft
bschääre
Basel-Landschaft
goobe
Basel-Landschaft
broome
Basel-Landschaft
dryygää
Basel-Landschaft
obedryygää
Data provided by: Deutsch-Schweizerdeutsches Wörterbuch
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈʃɛŋkən/
Etymology
In summary
From Middle High German schenken, from Old High German scenken, from Proto-West Germanic *skankijan (“to pour, serve”).
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