skjegle

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Old Norse skegla. Compare with skjegl.

Alternative forms

Verb

skjegle (present tense skjeglar, past tense skjegla, past participle skjegla, passive infinitive skjeglast, present participle skjeglande, imperative skjegle/skjegl)

  1. (intransitive) to suffer strabismus
  2. (intransitive) to squint; to look or glance to the side (without moving one's head)
Derived terms

Noun

skjegle f (definite singular skjegla, indefinite plural skjegler, definite plural skjeglene)

  1. (dialectal, colloquial) a person with strabismus; a strabismic
    Synonym: skjegl

Etymology 2

Alternative forms

Verb

skjegle (present tense skjeglar, past tense skjegla, past participle skjegla, passive infinitive skjeglast, present participle skjeglande, imperative skjegle/skjegl)

  1. (intransitive) to not walk in a straight line
  2. (intransitive) to nitpick, split hairs
  3. synonym of skingle

Noun

skjegle f (definite singular skjegla, indefinite plural skjegler, definite plural skjeglene)

  1. (of a person or livestock) a creature which is not willing to walk in a straight line
  2. (dialectal, Dalane) a pedant, a hairsplitter
  3. a clumsy woman
  4. (dialectal, Grenland) an unattractive woman

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Adjective

skjegle

  1. definite singular of skjegl
  2. plural of skjegl

References

  • “skjegle” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
  • “skjegla”, in Norsk Ordbok: ordbok over det norske folkemålet og det nynorske skriftmålet, Oslo: Samlaget, 1950-2016
  • “skjegle”, in Norsk Ordbok: ordbok over det norske folkemålet og det nynorske skriftmålet, Oslo: Samlaget, 1950-2016
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