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Icelandic
Etymology
From Old Norse skortr, from Proto-Germanic *skurtaz.
Cognate with Norwegian Bokmål skort, Old English sċeort, sċeort, Old Frisian *skort, and Old High German scurt or scurz.
Pronunciation
Noun
skortur m (genitive singular skorts, no plural)
- lack, shortage
Declension