skorpe

Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word skorpe. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word skorpe, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say skorpe in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word skorpe you have here. The definition of the word skorpe will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition ofskorpe, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.

Norwegian Bokmål

Norwegian Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia no

Etymology

Related to Old Norse skorpinn

Noun

skorpe f or m (definite singular skorpa or skorpen, indefinite plural skorper, definite plural skorpene)

  1. crust (of bread, the earth)
  2. rind (of cheese)
  3. (sårskorpe, on a wound) a scab

Derived terms

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Norwegian Nynorsk Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia nn

Etymology

From the adjective skorpen (Old Norse skorpinn). The verb is derived from the noun.

Noun

skorpe f (definite singular skorpa, indefinite plural skorper, definite plural skorpene)

  1. crust (of bread, the earth)
  2. rind (of cheese)
  3. (on a wound) a scab

Derived terms

Verb

skorpe (present tense skorpar, past tense skorpa, past participle skorpa, passive infinitive skorpast, present participle skorpande, imperative skorpe/skorp)

  1. (reflexive) to form a crust
    1. (reflexive, about cheese) to form a rind
    2. (reflexive, about a wound) to form a scab

Alternative forms

References

Wikious
Boobota
Sagapedia