Schavels in Low German

Pronunciation: /ʃɔːvəls/

noun

Syllabication: Scha·vels

Plural: Schavels n dat Schavels

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Low Saxon:

wat, wat afschaavt worrn is

English:

shavings

scrapings

Dutch:

schaafsel

German:

Schabsel

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Etymology:

Compound word constructed from: schaven + -els

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