skjere

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

• skjera (a infinitive)

Etymology

From Old Norse skera (“to cut”), from Proto-Germanic *skeraną (“to shear”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker- (“to cut”). Akin to English shear.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²ʃeːrə/

Verb

skjere (present tense skjer, past tense skar, past participle skore, present participle skjerande, imperative skjer)

1. to cut

   Han skar av tauet med kniven.

   He cut the rope with his knife.

2. to cross (meet), intersect

   Desse linene er parallelle og skjer kvarandre aldri.

   These lines are parallel and never cross each other.

3. to carve

Derived terms

• skjering

See also

• skjære (Bokmål)

References

• “skjere” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.