skænke

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Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Middle Low German schenken, from Proto-Germanic *skankijaną (“to tilt, pour”), cognate with German schenken, Old Norse skekkja (“to skew”).

Verb

skænke (past tense skænkede, past participle skænket)

  1. (solemn) to grant, bestow, give
  2. to pour (a beverage in a glass)
Conjugation
Inflection of skænke
present past
simple skænker skænkede
perfect har skænket havde skænket
passive skænkes skænkedes
participle skænkende skænket
imperative skænk —
infinitive skænke —
auxiliary verb have —
gerund skænken —
Derived terms

References

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

skænke c

  1. indefinite plural of skænk
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