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Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From Danish skæv (skjæv, skjev), from Old Danish skev, from Old Norse skeifr.
Adjective
skjev (masculine and feminine skjev, neuter skjevt, definite singular and plural skjeve, comparative skjevere, indefinite superlative skjevest, definite superlative skjeveste)
- crooked, lopsided, oblique, slanting, distorted
- Det skjeve tårn i Pisa - the Leaning Tower of Pisa
- se skjevt til - to look askance at, look with a jaundiced eye at
References
- “skjev” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
- “skjev” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).
Norwegian Nynorsk
Verb
skjev
- present of skava