skorvig

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Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish skorvotter. By surface analysis, skorv +‎ -ig. Cognate of Danish skurvet, Old Norse skurfóttr, Norwegian skurvet, German schorfig, English scurfy.

Adjective

skorvig (comparative skorvigare, superlative skorvigast)

  1. scurvy, scurfy
  2. rough, uneven, crusted

Declension

Inflection of skorvig
Indefinite positive comparative superlative1
common singular skorvig skorvigare skorvigast
neuter singular skorvigt skorvigare skorvigast
plural skorviga skorvigare skorvigast
masculine plural2 skorvige skorvigare skorvigast
Definite positive comparative superlative
masculine singular3 skorvige skorvigare skorvigaste
all skorviga skorvigare skorvigaste

1 The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.
2 Dated or archaic.
3 Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.

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