skørbug

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Danish

Etymology

Equivalent to skør (“fragile”) +‎ bug (“stomach”), from Old Norse skyrbjúgr (“scurvy”), cognate with Norwegian skjørbuk, Swedish skörbjugg. A compound of skyr (“sour milk”) +‎ bjúgr (“swelling”). The Old Norse word has been borrowed to Dutch scheurbuik, German Scharbock, and French scorbut (hence English scurvy and New Latin scorbutus).

Pronunciation

Noun

skørbug c (singular definite skørbugen, not used in plural form)

  1. scurvy (deficiency of vitamin C)

Declension

Declension of skørbug
common
gender 		Singular
indefinite definite
nominative skørbug skørbugen
genitive skørbugs skørbugens

See also

Wikious
Boobota
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