skåne

See also: Skane and Skåne

Danish

Etymology

From Middle Low German schōnen, from Proto-Germanic *skaunijaną, derived from *skauniz (“beautiful”). Cognate with German schonen.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /skɔːnə/, [ˈsɡ̊ɔːnə]

Verb

skåne (imperative skån, infinitive at skåne, present tense skåner, past tense skånede, perfect tense skånet)

1. to spare (to show mercy)
2. to take care of, be careful of

Conjugation

Conjugation of skåne

active passive present skåner skånes past skånede skånedes infinitive skåne skånes imperative skån — participle present skånende past skånet (auxiliary verb have or være) gerund skånen

Derived terms

• skånsom (“careful, gentle”)

References

• “skåne” in Den Danske Ordbog
• “skåne” in Ordbog over det danske Sprog

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

• skåna (a-infinitive)
• (non-standard since 1917) skona

Etymology

From Middle Low German schōnen.

Verb

skåne (present tense skånar, past tense skåna, past participle skåna, passive infinitive skånast, present participle skånande, imperative skåne/skån)

1. to spare, show mercy

References

• “skåne” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.