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schepen.

alderman

7 characters2 syllables approx.Nederlands language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈsxeːpə(n)/
  1. alderman

    masculine
Where this word comes from

From Middle Dutch schēpen, from Old Dutch scepeno, possibly a derivative of Frankish *skappjan (“to shape, create”). Cognate with German Schöffe.

verb/ˈsxeːpə(n)/
  1. to embark, ship

    ergative · obsolete
  2. to travel by ship

    intransitive · obsolete
Where this word comes from

From Middle Dutch schēpen, from Old Dutch *skipon, from Proto-West Germanic *skipōn. By surface analysis, schip + -en.

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