schikken

From Middle Dutch schicken. Further etymology unclear, found only in continental West Germanic. Cognates are Middle Low German schicken, German schicken.

• IPA^(key): /ˈsxɪkə(n)/

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• Rhymes: -ɪkən

schikken

1. (transitive) to arrange, to order
2. (transitive) to be convenient for (e.g. of an appointment time)

   Schikt het als ik morgen even langskom? ― Is it convenient if I come by tomorrow?

3. (reflexive) to accommodate, to adapt [with naar ‘to’]
4. (intransitive, law) to settle, resolve a legal dispute

• Afrikaans: skik
• → Caribbean Javanese: sekig, nyekig