skjær
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Norwegian Bokmål
[edit]![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/98/Skerry_in_shallow_water.jpg/220px-Skerry_in_shallow_water.jpg)
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Etymology 1
[edit]From Old Norse skærr, and the verb skjære (sense 3).
Adjective
[edit]skjær (neuter singular skjært, definite singular and plural skjære)
Etymology 2
[edit]From Old Norse sker (sense 1), the verb skjære (2, 3), and the adjective skjær (4, 5).
Noun
[edit]skjær n (definite singular skjæret, indefinite plural skjær, definite plural skjæra or skjærene)
- a skerry (reef, rocky islet, rock in the sea)
- the cutting part of something.
- plogskjær - ploughshare
- the blade of a bulldozer, snowplough etc.
- a gleam, reflection (from a light source)
- a tinge, tint, touch (of colour)
Derived terms
[edit]See also
[edit]- skjer (Nynorsk)
Etymology 3
[edit]Verb
[edit]skjær
- imperative of skjære
References
[edit]- “skjær” in The Bokmål Dictionary.