skorpe

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Norwegian Bokmål[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

Related to Old Norse skorpinn

Noun[edit]

skorpe f or m (definite singular skorpa or skorpen, indefinite plural skorper, definite plural skorpene)

  1. crust (of bread, the earth)
  2. rind (of cheese)
  3. (sårskorpe, on a wound) a scab

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Norwegian Nynorsk[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

From the adjective skorpen (Old Norse skorpinn). The verb is derived from the noun.

Noun[edit]

skorpe f (definite singular skorpa, indefinite plural skorper, definite plural skorpene)

  1. crust (of bread, the earth)
  2. rind (of cheese)
  3. (on a wound) a scab

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Verb[edit]

skorpe (present tense skorpar, past tense skorpa, past participle skorpa, passive infinitive skorpast, present participle skorpande, imperative skorpe/skorp)

  1. (reflexive) to form a crust
    1. (reflexive, about cheese) to form a rind
    2. (reflexive, about a wound) to form a scab

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