schranken

== Dutch == === Etymology === From Middle Dutch schranken (“to place crosswise, especially to cross one's legs”), derived from schranke. Compare German schräg (“skewed, oblique, slanted”). Not a direct cognate of German schränken, which is cognate with similarly umlauted Middle Dutch schrenken. === Pronunciation === === Verb === schranken (transitive) to put crosswise (transitive) to alternate (ergative) to tilt, bend, skew (construction) to skew into an oblique or crooked position === References === van der Sijs, Nicoline, editor (2010), “schranken”, in Etymologiebank, Meertens Institute === Further reading === schranken on the Dutch Wikipedia.Wikipedia nl