schrikken.
to be startled, to get a scare
Meaning & usage
to be startled, to get a scare
Niet schrikken!
to quench (cool rapidly by immersion)
Where this word comes from
From Middle Dutch schricken, from Old Dutch *skrikken, from Proto-Germanic *skrikjaną; the ultimate origin is uncertain, possibly related to *skeraną (“to shear”) or *skrīaną (“to scream”). Also compare Old Norse skaga (“to jut out”).
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