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Norwegian Nynorsk
Noun
skrov n (definite singular skrovet, indefinite plural skrov, definite plural skrova)
- (pre-2012) alternative form of skrog
Swedish
Etymology
Used at least since 1592. In Swedish dialects and in Norwegian, skrov means rough, porous. Hence Swedish skrovlig. It is possible, but not certain, that skrov- in skrovmål has this origin.
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Noun
skrov n
- a hull, a body (of a ship)
- a carcass, a torso, a body (of an animal or human, in particular the open body of a slaughtered animal)
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