skjør

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Norwegian Bokmål

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skjør
soured milk

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Old Norse skyr. Akin to skjære.

Noun

skjør n (definite singular skjøret, indefinite plural skjør, definite plural skjøra or skjørene)

  1. soured milk
    Synonyms: kulturmelk, surmelk
Derived terms

Etymology 2

From Middle Low German schör.

Adjective

skjør (masculine and feminine skjør, neuter skjørt, definite singular and plural skjøre, comparative skjørere, indefinite superlative skjørest, definite superlative skjøreste)

  1. fragile
  2. thin

References

“skjør” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
“skjør” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology 1

From Old Norse skyr. Akin to skjera.

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

Noun

skjør n (definite singular skjøret, indefinite plural skjør, definite plural skjøra)

  1. soured milk
    Synonyms: surmjølk, kulturmjølk
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Middle Low German schör. Compare Swedish skör.

Adjective

skjør (neuter skjørt, definite singular and plural skjøre, comparative skjørare, indefinite superlative skjørast, definite superlative skjøraste)

  1. fragile
  2. thin
Alternative forms

References

“skjør” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

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