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English word skate comes from Old French escache, Old Northern French escache, and later Middle Dutch schaetse (Peg leg, crutch. Stilt.)
escache (Old French)
escache (Old Northern French)
schaetse (Middle Dutch)
Peg leg, crutch. Stilt.
schāetse (Middle Dutch)
schaats (Dutch)
Skate, ice skate.
skate (English)
A runner or blade, usually of steel, with a frame shaped to fit the sole of a shoe, made to be fastened under the foot, and used for gliding on ice.. The act of roller skating or ice skating. The act of skateboarding. Abbreviated form of ice skate or roller skate (skiing) Pertaining to the technique of skating. (skiing) To use the skating technique.. To move along a surface (ice or ground) [...]