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schuin.

slanted, slanting

6 characters1 syllables approx.Nederlands language

Meaning & usage

adj/sxœy̯n/

  1. slanted, slanting

  2. obscene

Where this word comes from

Origin uncertain. Apparently related to German Low German schüün (“slanting, sloping”), Saterland Frisian schüün (“slanting, sloping”), West Frisian skean (“slanting, sloping”), Middle English askoin (“at a slant, askance”), Norwegian skeina (“to move obliquely”).

adv/sxœy̯n/

  1. diagonally

Where this word comes from

Origin uncertain. Apparently related to German Low German schüün (“slanting, sloping”), Saterland Frisian schüün (“slanting, sloping”), West Frisian skean (“slanting, sloping”), Middle English askoin (“at a slant, askance”), Norwegian skeina (“to move obliquely”).

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