schelf

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch scelve, scelf, from Old Dutch *skelfa, *skelf, from Proto-West Germanic *skelfu, *skelf, from Proto-Germanic *skelfō (“crag, cliff, ledge”). Cognate with German Low German Schelf (“haystack”), West Frisian skelf, English shelf.

Pronunciation
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  • Rhymes: -ɛlf

Noun

schelf f (plural schelven, diminutive schelfje n)

  1. storage floor for hay or straw, often above a stable
  2. (mathematics) stack
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