skøjte

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Danish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed via English skate from Dutch schaats, which is itself borrowed from Old Northern French escache (stilt) (French échasse).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /skɔjtə/, [ˈsɡ̊ʌjd̥ə]

Noun[edit]

skøjte c (singular definite skøjten, plural indefinite skøjter)

  1. skate, ice skate

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Verb[edit]

skøjte (past tense skøjtede, past participle skøjtet)

  1. to skate
  2. (figuratively) to slide
    at skøjte hen overto slide over

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