schaben.
to scrape, shave, plane, pare (remove or reduce the outer layer of something with a sharp object)
Meaning & usage
to scrape, shave, plane, pare (remove or reduce the outer layer of something with a sharp object)
Er schabt die Farbe mit dem Spachtel von der Wand.
to scrape, chafe, fret
Die zu niedrig gehängte Tür schabt immer am Teppich.
to scrub oneself
Die Kuh schabt sich genüsslich an einem Zaunpfahl.
to shave oneself
Where this word comes from
From Middle High German schaben, from Old High German skaban, from Proto-West Germanic *skaban, from Proto-Germanic *skabaną, from Proto-Indo-European *skabʰ- (“to scrape, scratch”). Cognate with Dutch schaven, English shave, Danish skave, Swedish skava, Icelandic skafa, Gothic 𐍃𐌺𐌰𐌱𐌰𐌽 (skaban).
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