skille

Danish

Etymology

From Old Norse skilja, from Proto-Germanic *skiljaną (“to separate, limit”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kalǝ-, *(s)kelǝ- (“to split, cut”).

Verb

skille (imperative skil, infinitive at skille, present tense skiller, past tense skilte, perfect tense har/er skilt)

1. to separate (divide (a thing) into separate parts)

Derived terms

• sideskilning
• skilning

 

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Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse skilja.

Noun

skille n (definite singular skillet, indefinite plural skiller, definite plural skilla or skillene)

1. divide, division, partition, dividing line

Derived terms

• vannskille

Verb

skille (imperative skill, present tense skiller, simple past skilte, past participle skilt, present participle skillende)

1. to separate
2. to divide
3. skille seg - to differ (fra / from)
4. to distinguish (mellom / between)

Derived terms

Terms derived from skille (verb)

• fraskille
• skillelinje
• skilletegn
• skillevegg
• til døden skiller oss ad
• utskille

 

Related terms

• adskille, atskille
• skilles

 

See also

• skilje, skilja (Nynorsk)

References

• “skille” in The Bokmål Dictionary.