skúr

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See also: skur, škur, and -skur

Icelandic

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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From Old Norse skúr, from Proto-Germanic *skūrō.

Noun

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skúr f (genitive singular skúrar, nominative plural skúrir)

  1. rain shower
    Synonyms: demba, regnskúr
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Etymology 2

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From Old Norse skúrr.

Noun

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skúr m (genitive singular skúrs, nominative plural skúrar)

  1. shed, shack
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Old Norse

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Etymology

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From Proto-Germanic *skūrō, whence also Old English scūr (English shower), Middle Dutch schuur, Old High German scūr, Gothic 𐍃𐌺𐌿𐍂𐌰 (skūra).

Noun

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skúr f

  1. shower (of rain)

Descendants

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  • Icelandic: skúr
  • Faroese: skúrur
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: skur
  • Old Swedish: skūr
  • Old Danish: skwr, skywr