skøge

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Danish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Middle Low German schȫke, from Proto-Germanic *skōkijō, cognate with Dutch scheuk (Swedish sköka and Old Norse skœkja are also borrowed from Low German). Perhaps related to the verb *skakaną (to shake).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /skøːɣə/, [ˈsɡ̊øːɪ], [ˈsɡ̊øːø]

Noun[edit]

skøge c (singular definite skøgen, plural indefinite skøger)

  1. (dated) whore

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