skjev

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Norwegian Bokmål

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Etymology

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From Danish skæv (skjæv, skjev), from Old Danish skev, from Old Norse skeifr.

Adjective

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skjev (masculine and feminine skjev, neuter skjevt, definite singular and plural skjeve, comparative skjevere, indefinite superlative skjevest, definite superlative skjeveste)

  1. crooked, lopsided, oblique, slanting, distorted
    Det skjeve tårn i Pisa - the Leaning Tower of Pisa
  2. se skjevt til - to look askance at, look with a jaundiced eye at

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Norwegian Nynorsk

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Verb

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skjev

  1. present of skava