schinden.
to mistreat, maltreat
Meaning & usage
to mistreat, maltreat
to make an effort, to toil
to achieve or obtain something; to make the most of a situation
einen Elfmeter schinden
Zeit schinden
to skin
to strip or peel (bark, skin, etc.)
Bäume schinden
Where this word comes from
From Middle High German schinden, schinten (“to cheat; swindle; torment; peel off; skin”), from Old High German skinden, skinten (“to skin; flay; peel off”), derived from the noun Middle High German schint (“fruit peel”), all ultimately from Proto-Germanic *skinþą (“fruit peel”). Cognate with German Low German schinden, schinnen (“to torment; afflict; harass”). Related to English skin.
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