schelten

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German

Etymology

From Middle High German schelten, from Old High German skeltan, from Proto-Germanic *skeldaną. Compare English scold.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʃɛltən/,
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  • Hyphenation: schel‧ten

Verb

schelten (class 3 strong, third-person singular present schilt, past tense schalt, past participle gescholten, past subjunctive schälte or schölte, auxiliary haben)

  1. (transitive) to scold (someone); to rebuke; to chide
  2. (intransitive) to scold

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Further reading

  • schelten” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • schelten” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • schelten” in Duden online
  • schelten” in OpenThesaurus.de