Yiddish edit

Etymology edit

From Middle High German schaffen, schepfen, from Old High German scafan, from Proto-West Germanic *skappjan.

Verb edit

שעפּן (shepn) (past participle געשעפּט (geshept))

  1. draw (to rely on)
    שעפּ כּוח פֿון דעם.
    shep koyekh fun dem.
    Draw strength from this.
  2. derive
  3. dip, scoop, draw water

Conjugation edit