skje

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Norwegian Bokmål[edit]

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Etymology 1[edit]

From Old Norse skeið ((war) ship; sheath; reed, sley), cognate with Danish ske and Swedish sked.

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Noun[edit]

skje f or m (definite singular skjea or skjeen, indefinite plural skjeer, definite plural skjeene)

  1. a spoon
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Etymology 2[edit]

From Middle Low German schen, geschen, cognate with Danish ske, Dutch geschieden, German geschehen and Limburgish sji-jje, from Proto-Germanic *skehaną (to spring, come up, emerge, happen).

Verb[edit]

skje (imperative skje, present tense skjer, simple past skjedde, past participle skjedd)

  1. to happen, occur

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Norwegian Nynorsk[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Middle Low German schen, geschen, cognate with Danish ske, Dutch geschieden, and Limburgish sji-jje.

Pronunciation[edit]

Verb[edit]

skje (imperative skje, present tense skjer, simple past skjedde, past participle skjedd or skjett)

  1. to happen, occur

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