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scheuren.

to tear (rend)

8 characters2 syllables approx.Nederlands language

Meaning & usage

verb/ˈsxøː.rə(n)/
  1. to tear (rend)

  2. to tear driving, to drive at breakneck speed

    figuratively
Where this word comes from

From Middle Dutch schōren, from Proto-Germanic *skurō (“incision; tear; rift”), which is related to *skeraną (“to cut”). By surface analysis, scheur + -en. See also English score, Old Norse skor (“to tear”).

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