schläifen
Luxemburgeois
/ˈʃlæːɪ̯fən/
verb
Definitions
- (transitive) to sharpen, to whet
- (transitive) to cut a precious stone
- (intransitive) to scrape, to abrade
Etymology
Inherited from Middle High German slīfen inherited from Old High German slīfan.
Origin
Old High German
slīfan
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Schleifmittel German
- Schleifpapier German
- Schleifring German
- Schleifstein German
- schleifen German
- slijpen Dutch, Flemish
- slijper Dutch, Flemish
- slijptol Dutch, Flemish
- uitslijpen Dutch, Flemish
- *slīpaną Proto-Germanic
- szlifować Polish
- slipen Middle Dutch
- slīfan Old High German
- slīfen Middle High German
- *slīpan gmw-pro