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schröpfen

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(historical, transitive, usually, weak) to bleed, cup
(figuratively, transitive, usually, weak) to bleed, fleece, milk (take money from someone by exploitation or trickery)

Basel-Landschaft

schrepfe

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Pronounced as (IPA)

[ˈʃʁœpfn̩]

Inherited from Middle High German

Inherited from Old High German

In summary

From Middle High German schrepfen, schreffen, from Old High German *skrepfan, from Proto-West Germanic *skrappjan (“to scrape, scratch”). Belongs to the strong verb *skrepan (Middle High German schrëffen, Old English screpan), of which it is an intensive, as is the stem variant *skrapōn, whence Middle High German schraffen and (via Middle Low German) modern schrap(p)en (“to scrape”). The various forms have influenced each other to a great extent. The ⟨ö⟩ is due to sporadic rounding of Middle High German /e/ in the vicinity of /ʃ/, /l/, and/or labials (cf. zwölf etc.).