skjære

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Etymology 1

Adjective

skjære

  1. inflection of skjær:
    1. definite singular
    2. plural

Etymology 2

A variant of Old Norse skjór

Noun

skjære f or m (definite singular skjæra or skjæren, indefinite plural skjærer, definite plural skjærene)

  1. the Eurasian magpie (Pica pica)

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Etymology 3

From Danish skære, from Old Norse skera (to cut), from Proto-Germanic *skeraną (to shear), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker- (to cut). Cognate with Danish skære, Swedish skära, Faroese and Icelandic skera, Old English scieran, English shear, and Dutch and German scheren.

Verb

skjære (imperative skjær, present tense skjærer, passive skjæres, simple past skar, past participle skåret, present participle skjærende)

  1. To cut with a knife or a similar tool, to slice
    Skjære opp brødskiver - to cut slices from a loaf of bread
  2. To cut with a sharp-edged instrument
    Hun skar seg i fingeren
    She cut her finger
  3. To gnash
    Han skar tenner av sinneHe gnashed his teeth in fury
  4. To penetrate, carve, cut through
    Båten skar seg fram i bølgeneThe boat pushed ("carved") its way through the waves
  5. To intersect
    De to linjene skjærer hverandreThe two lines are crossing each other
  6. To pierce
    Det skar et skrik gjennom stillhetenA scream pierced the silence
    Han ga fra seg et skjærende skrikHe emitted a piercing scream
  7. To swerve, sheer
    Bilen skar ut av veienThe car swerved off the road
  8. As a reflexive verb: Fail to work, fall apart
    Motoren skar segThe engine cut out
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Norwegian Nynorsk

Verb

skjære (present tense skjær, past tense skar, past participle skore, passive infinitive skjærast, present participle skjærande, imperative skjær)

  1. (pre-1938) alternative form of skjera