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skera
skera
Faroese
Verb
skera (third person singular past indicative skar, third person plural past indicative skóru, supine skorið)
- to cut
Conjugation
| v-54 | ||||
| infinitive | skera | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| present participle | skerandi | |||
| past participle a26 | skorin | |||
| supine | skorið | |||
| number | singular | plural | ||
| person | first | second | third | all |
| indicative | eg | tú | hann/hon/tað | vit, tit, teir/tær/tey, tygum |
| present | skeri | skert | sker | skera |
| past | skar | skart | skar | skóru |
| imperative | – | tú | – | tit |
| present | — | sker! | — | skerið! |
Icelandic
Etymology
From Old Norse skera, from Proto-Germanic *skeraną, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker- (“to cut”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈscɛːra/
- Rhymes: -ɛːra
Verb
skera (strong verb, third-person singular past indicative skar, third-person plural past indicative skáru, supine skorið)
Conjugation
This verb needs an inflection-table template.
Synonyms
- (to guillotine): hálshöggva, höggva
Derived terms
- skera út
- skera sig
See also
Old Frisian
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *skeraną, whence also Old English scieran, Old Saxon sceran, Old High German skeran, Old Norse skera. Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker- (“to cut”).
Verb
skera
Conjugation
| infinitive | skera | |
|---|---|---|
| indicative | present | past |
| 1st person singular | skere | skar |
| 2nd person singular | skerest, skerst | skarest, skarst |
| 3rd person singular | skereth, skerth | skar |
| plural | skerath | skēren |
| subjunctive | present | past |
| singular | skere | skēre |
| plural | skere, skeren | skēre, skēren |
| imperative | present | |
| singular | sker | |
| plural | skereth | |
| participle | present | past |
| skerande | eskeren, skeren | |
Descendants
- West Frisian: skarre, skeare
Old Norse
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *skeraną, whence also Old English scieran, Old Frisian skera, Old Saxon sceran, Old High German skeran. Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker- (“to cut”).
Verb
skera (singular past indicative skar, plural past indicative skáru, past participle skorinn)
- to cut
Descendants
References
- skera in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press