schaven

Dutch

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsxaːvə(n)/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -aːvən

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch schāven, from Old Dutch *skavan, from Proto-West Germanic *skaban, from Proto-Germanic *skabaną.

Verb

schaven

  1. (transitive) to plane, to grate
  2. (transitive) to smooth
  3. (intransitive) to rub roughly, over a rough surface
Inflection
Conjugation of schaven (weak)
infinitive schaven
past singular schaafde
past participle geschaafd
infinitive schaven
gerund schaven n
present tense past tense
1st person singular schaafschaafde
2nd person sing. (jij) schaaftschaafde
2nd person sing. (u) schaaftschaafde
2nd person sing. (gij) schaaftschaafde
3rd person singular schaaftschaafde
plural schavenschaafden
subjunctive sing.1 schaveschaafde
subjunctive plur.1 schavenschaafden
imperative sing. schaaf
imperative plur.1 schaaft
participles schavendgeschaafd
1) Archaic.
Derived terms
Descendants
  • Papiamentu: skaf, schaaf, skaaf

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

schaven

  1. plural of schaaf

Low German

Etymology

From Middle Low German schāven, from Old Saxon skavan.

Verb

schaven (past schaav, past participle schaavt, auxiliary verb hebben)

  1. (transitive) to scrape; to scratch; to scour; to chafe
  2. (intransitive) to scrape
  3. (reflexive) to scrape oneself; to scrub oneself
  4. (reflexive, figuratively) to shave oneself

Conjugation

Derived terms

Middle Dutch

Etymology

from Old Dutch *scavan, from Proto-West Germanic *skaban.

Verb

schāven

  1. to plane
  2. to scrape
  3. to shave
  4. to grind, to pulverise

Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Descendants

Further reading

  • scaven”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
  • Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “schaven”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN

Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old English sċafan, from Proto-West Germanic *skaban.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʃaːvən/

Verb

schaven

  1. To scrape or scratch, especially into pieces:
    1. To make sharp or smooth; to hone or whet.
    2. To abrase surgically; to file off.
    3. To rub away or wipe out; to eliminate by abrasion.
  2. To razor hair; to use a unpaired blade to cut hair:
    1. To shave; to remove all hair in a given area.
    2. To cut hair closely or fully.
  3. To dice or chop off; to eliminate by cutting.

Conjugation

Descendants

References

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