skaffe

Danish

Etymology

From German schaffen, from Proto-Germanic *skapjaną, cognate with English shape, Dutch scheppen, Old Norse skepja, skapa. Doublet of skabe. The sense "to serve, eat" is influenced by German Low German schaffen or Dutch schaffen (both of which are borrowed from (High) German).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈsɡ̥ɑfə]

Verb

skaffe (past tense skaffede, past participle skaffet)

1. to procure, to get

   Moren skaffer føde til sine unger.

   The mother procures food for her young.

2. (nautical) to serve up, eat

Conjugation

Inflection of skaffe

	present	past
simple	skaffer	skaffede
perfect	har skaffet	havde skaffet
passive	skaffes	skaffedes
participle	skaffende	skaffet
imperative	skaf	—
infinitive	skaffe	—
auxiliary verb	have	—
gerund	skaffen	—

Derived terms

• skaffedyr

References

• “skaffe” in Den Danske Ordbog

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From German schaffen, from Proto-Germanic *skapjaną, cognate with English shape, Dutch scheppen, Old Norse skepja, skapa. Doublet of skape. The sense "to serve, eat" is influenced by German Low German schaffen or Dutch schaffen (both of which are borrowed from (High) German).

Verb

skaffe (present tense skaffer, past tense skaffa or skaffet, past participle skaffa or skaffet)

1. to procure, to get
2. (maritime) to serve up, eat

Derived terms

• skaffedyr
• skaffegreier
• skafferi
• skaffetøy

 

References

• “skaffe” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).

Norwegian Nynorsk

Verb

skaffe (present tense skaffar, past tense skaffa, past participle skaffa, passive infinitive skaffast, present participle skaffande, imperative skaffe/skaff)

1. Alternative form of skaffa