schil

Meaning

Noun

1. (feminine,masculine) peel, rind, skin, bark
2. (feminine,masculine) crust (soil)
3. (feminine,masculine) shell (egg or mollusc)
4. (feminine,masculine,obsolete) slice
5. (feminine,masculine,obsolete) membrane covering the eye; used figuratively in the absolute plural (de schillen) for (mental) blindness

Verb

1. (first-person,form-of,indicative,present,singular) inflection of schillen:
2. (form-of,indicative,present,second-person,singular) inflection of schillen:
3. (form-of,imperative) inflection of schillen:

Pronounced as (IPA)

/sxɪl/

Etymology

From Middle Dutch schelle, schille, from Old Dutch *skella, from Proto-West Germanic *skallju, from Proto-Germanic *skaljō.
Cognate with Middle Low German schelle, English shell, Old Norse skel, Gothic 𐍃𐌺𐌰𐌻𐌾𐌰 (skalja).