schaft

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See also: -schaft and Schaft

Dutch

Pronunciation

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  • Rhymes: -ɑft

Verb

schaft

  1. inflection of schaffen:
    1. second/third-person singular present indicative
    2. (archaic) plural imperative
  2. inflection of schaften:
    1. first/second/third-person singular present indicative
    2. imperative

Middle English

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old English sċeaft (“shaft”), from Proto-West Germanic *skaft, from Proto-Germanic *skaftaz.

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Noun

schaft (plural schaftes)

  2. A weapon's shaft; the body of a polearm.
  3. A spear or similar weapon based around its shaft.
  4. A missile, projectile, or the shaft of one.
  5. The handle or pole of a bladed tool or implement.
  6. A flagstaff; a pole for a flag or banner.
  7. The central support, pillar, or beam of a tree; the trunk.
  8. (rare) A tunnel or passage (e.g. a mineshaft).
  9. (rare) A kind of balance or scale.
  10. (rare) The central pillar or beam of a candleholder.
  11. (rare) A ray or pillar of light.
Derived terms
Descendants
  • English: shaft
  • Scots: schaft, shaft
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Etymology 2

From Old English sċeaft, ġesċeaft (“creation”), from sċieppan; equivalent to shapen +‎ -th.

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Noun

schaft (plural schaftes or (Early ME) schaften or (Early ME) schafte)

  2. Something that has been created (by a deity)
  3. A creature or animal (especially a certain species)
  4. The form or appearance of something; how something looks.
  5. A chemical building block or component; an element.
  6. (rare) The totality of the universe (viewed as a divine creation).
  7. (rare) One's primary sexual organs.
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