schalen

See also: Schalen and schälen

Dutch

Pronunciation

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• Rhymes: -aːlən

Verb

schalen

1. to scale, to scale up

   Synonym: opschalen

   Antonym: afschalen

Conjugation

Conjugation of schalen (weak)
infinitive	schalen
past singular	schaalde
past participle	geschaald
infinitive	schalen
gerund	schalen n
	present tense	past tense
1st person singular	schaal	schaalde
2nd person sing. (jij)	schaalt, schaal2	schaalde
2nd person sing. (u)	schaalt	schaalde
2nd person sing. (gij)	schaalt	schaalde
3rd person singular	schaalt	schaalde
plural	schalen	schaalden
subjunctive sing.1	schale	schaalde
subjunctive plur.1	schalen	schaalden
imperative sing.	schaal
imperative plur.1	schaalt
participles	schalend	geschaald
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion.

Noun

schalen

1. plural of schaal

German

Pronunciation

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Adjective

schalen

1. inflection of schal:
   1. strong genitive masculine/neuter singular
   2. weak/mixed genitive/dative all-gender singular
   3. strong/weak/mixed accusative masculine singular
   4. strong dative plural
   5. weak/mixed all-case plural

Luxembourgish

Etymology

From the noun Schall.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʃaːlən/
• Rhymes: -aːlən

Verb

schalen (third-person singular present schaalt, past participle geschaalt, auxiliary verb hunn)

1. (intransitive) to resound, to echo

Conjugation

Regular
infinitive	schalen
participle	geschaalt
auxiliary	hunn
	present indicative	imperative
1st singular	schalen	—
2nd singular	schaals	schal
3rd singular	schaalt	—
1st plural	schalen	—
2nd plural	schaalt	schaalt
3rd plural	schalen	—
(n) or (nn) indicates the Eifeler Regel.

Middle English

Alternative forms

• shale

Etymology

From schale.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʃaːlən/

Verb

schalen

1. to shell

Conjugation

Conjugation of schalen (weak in -ed)

infinitive	(to) schalen, schale
	present tense	past tense
1st-person singular	schale	schaled
2nd-person singular	schalest	schaledest
3rd-person singular	schaleth	schaled
subjunctive singular	schale
imperative singular		—
plural1	schalen, schale	schaleden, schalede
imperative plural	schaleth, schale	—
participles	schalynge, schalende	schaled, yschaled

¹Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.

Synonyms

• schyllen

Descendants

• English: shale
• Yola: shawl

References

• “shālen, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

Swedish

Noun

schalen

1. definite singular of schal