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Danish
Etymology
From German schaffen, from Proto-Germanic *skapjaną, cognate with English shape, Dutch scheppen, Old Norse skepja, skapa. Doublet of skabe. The sense "to serve, eat" is influenced by German Low German schaffen or Dutch schaffen (both of which are borrowed from (High) German).
Pronunciation
Verb
skaffe (past tense skaffede, past participle skaffet)
- to procure, to get
Moren skaffer føde til sine unger.- The mother procures food for her young.
- (nautical) to serve up, eat
Conjugation
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References
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From German schaffen, from Proto-Germanic *skapjaną, cognate with English shape, Dutch scheppen, Old Norse skepja, skapa. Doublet of skape. The sense "to serve, eat" is influenced by German Low German schaffen or Dutch schaffen (both of which are borrowed from (High) German).
Verb
skaffe (present tense skaffer, past tense skaffa or skaffet, past participle skaffa or skaffet)
- to procure, to get
- (maritime) to serve up, eat
Derived terms
References
- “skaffe” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).
Norwegian Nynorsk
Verb
skaffe (present tense skaffar, past tense skaffa, past participle skaffa, passive infinitive skaffast, present participle skaffande, imperative skaffe/skaff)
- Alternative form of skaffa