skera
Faroese
Etymology
From Old Norse skera, from Proto-Germanic *skeraną, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker- (“to cut”).
Verb
skera (third person singular past indicative skar, third person plural past indicative skóru, supine skorið)
- to cut
Conjugation
Conjugation of skera (group v-54) | ||
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infinitive | skera | |
supine | skorið | |
participle (a26)1 | skerandi | skorin |
present | past | |
first singular | skeri | skar |
second singular | skert | skart |
third singular | sker | skar |
plural | skera | skóru |
imperative | ||
singular | sker! | |
plural | skerið! | |
1Only the past participle being declined. |
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-West Germanic *skeran, from Proto-Germanic *skeraną, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker- (“to cut”).
Inflection
infinitive | skera | |
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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
- Saterland Frisian: schääre, skääre
- West Frisian: skarre
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
Conjugation
infinitive | skera | |
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present participle | skerandi | |
past participle | skorinn | |
indicative | present | past |
1st-person singular | sker | skar |
2nd-person singular | skerr | skart |
3rd-person singular | skerr | skar |
1st-person plural | skerum | skárum |
2nd-person plural | skerið | skáruð |
3rd-person plural | skera | skáru |
subjunctive | present | past |
1st-person singular | skera | skæra |
2nd-person singular | skerir | skærir |
3rd-person singular | skeri | skæri |
1st-person plural | skerim | skærim |
2nd-person plural | skerið | skærið |
3rd-person plural | skeri | skæri |
imperative | present | |
2nd-person singular | sker | |
1st-person plural | skerum | |
2nd-person plural | skerið |
infinitive | skerask | |
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present participle | skerandisk | |
past participle | skorizk | |
indicative | present | past |
1st-person singular | skerumk | skárumk |
2nd-person singular | skersk | skarzk |
3rd-person singular | skersk | skarsk |
1st-person plural | skerumsk | skárumsk |
2nd-person plural | skerizk | skáruzk |
3rd-person plural | skerask | skárusk |
subjunctive | present | past |
1st-person singular | skerumk | skærumk |
2nd-person singular | skerisk | skærisk |
3rd-person singular | skerisk | skærisk |
1st-person plural | skerimsk | skærimsk |
2nd-person plural | skerizk | skærizk |
3rd-person plural | skerisk | skærisk |
imperative | present | |
2nd-person singular | skersk | |
1st-person plural | skerumsk | |
2nd-person plural | skerizk |
Descendants
References
- “skera”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press