svindla
Icelandic
/ˈsvɪntla/
verb-weak
Definitions
- (intransitive) to cheat
- (with dative) to sneak (something/someone) somewhere, get somewhere by cheating
Etymology
Borrowed from Danish svindle derived from German schwindeln.
Origin
German (Berlin)
schwindeln
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- swindle English
- Schwindelei German
- Schwindler German
- beschwindeln German
- schwindeln German
- svindle Danish
- swindelen Middle Dutch
- swindeln Middle High German