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Danish
Pronunciation
Verb
skrev
- past tense of skrive
Norwegian Bokmål
Noun
skrev n (definite singular skrevet, indefinite plural skrever, definite plural skreva or skrevene)
- crotch, groin
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Verb
skrev
- simple past of skrive
Alternative forms
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Old Norse skref. Related to skreva.
Noun
skrev n (definite singular skrevet, indefinite plural skrev, definite plural skreva)
- crotch, groin
- a step (with the foot)
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References
- “skrev”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press
Swedish
Etymology 1
Used since 1752, cognate with Danish skræv, possibly from Old High German gascrevŏn (to scratch, to cut), in the sense of a place of division.
Noun
skrev n
- a crotch (area where the legs split from the torso)
- Synonym: gren
sparka någon i skrevet- kick someone in the crotch
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Etymology 2
Used since the 16th century, cognate with Danish skræv, Middle Low German screve, Dutch screef, meaning limit, demarcation line, line on a measure stick.
Noun
skrev n
- a measure for wet goods (wine), corresponding to 1/24 åm (6.54 litres)
Declension
Etymology 3
Verb
skrev
- past indicative of skriva
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