Danish

Noun

skuffe c (singular definite skuffen, plural indefinite skuffer)

1. drawer

Declension

Verb

skuffe ‎(imperative skuf, infinitive at skuffe, present tense skuffer, past tense skuffede, perfect tense skuffet)

1. to disappoint

Related terms

• skuffelse

References

• “skuffe” in Den Danske Ordbog

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology 1

From Low German schuf ‎(drawer), and possibly from the Low German verb schuven ‎(to shovel)

Alternative forms

• skuff (drawer)

Noun

skuffe f, m ‎(definite singular skuffa or skuffen, indefinite plural skuffer, definite plural skuffene)

1. (furniture) drawer
2. (tools) shovel
3. (on an excavator) bucket

Etymology 2

From Low German schuven (sense 1) and schoven (sense 2)

Verb

skuffe ‎(imperative skuff, present tense skuffer, passive skuffes, simple past and past participle skuffa or skuffet, present participle skuffende)

1. to shovel (something)
2. to disappoint (someone)

Derived terms

• skuffelse

References

• “skuffe” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Low German schuf ‎(drawer), and possibly from the Low German verb schuven ‎(to shovel)

Alternative forms

• skuff (drawer)

Noun

skuffe f ‎(definite singular skuffa, indefinite plural skuffer, definite plural skuffene)

1. (furniture) drawer
2. (tools) shovel
3. (on an excavator) bucket

References

• “skuffe” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.