skjør

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Norwegian Bokmål

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skjør
soured milk

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ʂøːr/, [ʂøːɾ], [ʂøːʁ]

Etymology 1

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From Old Norse skyr. Akin to skjære.

Noun

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skjør n (definite singular skjøret, indefinite plural skjør, definite plural skjøra or skjørene)

  1. soured milk
    Synonyms: kulturmelk, surmelk
Derived terms
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Etymology 2

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From Middle Low German schör.

Adjective

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skjør (masculine and feminine skjør, neuter skjørt, definite singular and plural skjøre, comparative skjørere, indefinite superlative skjørest, definite superlative skjøreste)

  1. fragile
  2. thin

References

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“skjør” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
“skjør” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).

Norwegian Nynorsk

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Etymology 1

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From Old Norse skyr. Akin to skjera.

Alternative forms

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ʃøːr/, [ʃøːɾ], [ʃøːɾ], [ʃøːʁ]

Noun

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skjør n (definite singular skjøret, indefinite plural skjør, definite plural skjøra)

  1. soured milk
    Synonyms: surmjølk, kulturmjølk
Derived terms
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Etymology 2

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Borrowed from Middle Low German schör. Compare Swedish skör.

Adjective

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skjør (neuter skjørt, definite singular and plural skjøre, comparative skjørare, indefinite superlative skjørast, definite superlative skjøraste)

  1. fragile
  2. thin
Alternative forms
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References

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“skjør” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.