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Icelandic
Etymology
From Old Norse skopt (“lock of hair, hair from the head”) (whence also Nynorsk skoft (“tail ”)), from Proto-Germanic *skuftą.
Pronunciation
Noun
skott n (genitive singular skotts, nominative plural skott)
- (animals, especially dogs, cats and foxes) a tail
- (dress) 18th century Icelandic women's head wear
- (automotive) a trunk, a boot, the luggage storage compartment of a car
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Synonyms
- (tail): (of a dog or cat) rófa
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Swedish
Etymology
Inherited from Old Swedish skut, skot, from Proto-Germanic *skutą. Cognate of English shot, German Schoss.
Noun
skott n
- a shot (firing a weapon)
- a shoot (on a plant)
- a bulkhead (on a ship)
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Verb
skott
- supine of sko
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