schinden
Meaning
- (class-3, strong, transitive) to mistreat, maltreat
- (class-3, reflexive, strong) to make an effort, to toil
- (class-3, strong, transitive) to achieve or obtain something; to make the most of a situation
- (archaic, class-3, strong, transitive) to skin
- (archaic, class-3, strong, transitive) to strip or peel (bark, skin, etc.)
Concepts
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
Translations
Frequency
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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