schinden

Meaning

  1. (class-3, strong, transitive) to mistreat, maltreat
  2. (class-3, reflexive, strong) to make an effort, to toil
  3. (class-3, strong, transitive) to achieve or obtain something; to make the most of a situation
  4. (archaic, class-3, strong, transitive) to skin
  5. (archaic, class-3, strong, transitive) to strip or peel (bark, skin, etc.)

Synonyms

enthäuten

Fell abziehen

schlecht behandeln

schwer arbeiten

sich abrackern

tätig sein

übel mitspielen

hart arbeiten

abquälen

buckeln

ins Zeug legen

ranklotzen

schlecht umgehen mit

reinklotzen

ins Geschirr legen

in die Sielen legen

ackern wie ein Hafenkuli

hackeln

rabotten

abplagen mit

schwer zugange sein

nicht kleckern sondern klotzen

Frequency

C2
Pronounced as (IPA)
[ˈʃɪndn̩]
Etymology

In summary

From Middle High German schinden, schinten (“to cheat; swindle; torment; peel off; skin”), from Old High German skinden, skinten (“to skin; flay; peel off”), derived from the noun Middle High German schint (“fruit peel”), all ultimately from Proto-Germanic *skinþą (“fruit peel”). Cognate with German Low German schinden, schinnen (“to torment; afflict; harass”). Related to English skin.

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