See also: schalen and Schalen

German

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Etymology

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From Middle High German scheln, schelen, from Old High German skelen, skellen, from the noun scala, from Proto-Germanic *skalō, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kelH- (to cut, divide) or *(s)kel- (to cover). Cognate with Bavarian schäin, schöln, schön, and Yiddish שיילן (sheyln).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈʃɛːlən/ (standard; used naturally in western Germany and Switzerland)
  • IPA(key): /ˈʃeːlən/ (overall more common; particularly northern and eastern regions)
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  • Hyphenation: schä‧len

Verb

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schälen (weak, third-person singular present schält, past tense schälte, past participle geschält, auxiliary haben)

  1. (transitive) to peel; to pare; to husk; to skin
    Synonym: (narrower sense) pellen
  2. (reflexive) to peel off
    Synonym: sich pellen

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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Further reading

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  • schälen” in Duden online
  • schälen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache