schaetse

Middle Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Northern French escache (“a stilt, trestle”), from a Germanic language, perhaps Frankish *skakkja (“stilt”, literally “thing that moves”), related to *skakan (“to shake, swing”).

Noun

schāetse m or f

  1. peg leg, crutch
  2. stilt

Inflection

Weak masculine noun
singular plural
nominative schāetse schāetsen
accusative schāetse schāetsen
genitive schāetsen schāetsen
dative schāetse schāetsen
Weak feminine noun
singular plural
nominative schāetse schāetsen
accusative schāetse schāetsen
genitive schāetse, schāetsen schāetsen
dative schāetse, schāetsen schāetsen

Descendants

  • Dutch: schaats
  • Limburgish: sjaats

Further reading

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