skeiv

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Norwegian Bokmål

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Etymology

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From Norwegian Nynorsk skeiv, from Old Norse skeifr.

Adjective

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skeiv (masculine and feminine skeiv, neuter skeivt, definite singular and plural skeive, comparative skeivere, indefinite superlative skeivest, definite superlative skeiveste)

  1. alternative form of skjev
  2. queer (non-heterosexual or non-cisgender)

References

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Norwegian Nynorsk

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Old Norse skeifr, from Proto-Germanic *skaibaz (crooked), of disputed ultimate origin. Perhaps from the same source as Proto-Germanic *skeuhaz (frightened, shy).[1] Another possibility is Proto-Indo-European *skeh₂iwos, the source of Latin scaevus (on the left side).[2]

Cognates include Faroese skeivur, Icelandic skeifur, Swedish skev (< Old Swedish skēver), Danish skæv (> Norwegian Bokmål skjev), Middle Low German schêf, German schief, Dutch scheef, Old English *sc(e)āf (in scāffōt). See also English skew.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ʃɛɪːv/, [ʃɛ̝ɪ̯ːʋ], /sçɛɪːv/, [sçɛ̝ɪ̯ːʋ], [sc͡çɛ̝ɪ̯ːʋ]

Adjective

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skeiv (comparative skeivare, superlative skeivast)

  1. slanting, crooked, askew, oblique (not straight)
    Hylla er skeiv.
    The shelf is crooked.
  2. skewed
    Han gav ei skeiv framstilling.
    He gave a skewed presentation.
  3. queer (not heterosexual)

Declension

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References

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  1. ^ Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “skew”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.
  2. ^ van der Sijs, Nicoline, editor (2010), “scheef”, in Etymologiebank, Meertens Institute