Icelandic

Noun

skór m ‎(genitive singular skós, nominative plural skór)

1. (footwear) a shoe

Derived terms

• skóhorn
• vera bundinn í báða skó (to have one's hands tied)
• gera skóna (governs dative; to assume something)

  Það má gera því skóna.

  It can be assumed.

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *skōhaz, from Proto-Indo-European *skeuk-, from *(s)keu- ‎(“to cover”). Compare Old English scōh, Old Frisian skōch, skō, Old Saxon skōh, Old High German scuoh, Gothic 𐍃𐌺𐍉𐌷𐍃 ‎(skōhs).

Noun

skór m

1. shoe

Descendants

• Danish: sko
• Faroese: skógvur
• Icelandic: skór
• Norwegian: sko
• Swedish: sko