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English
Verb
skue (third-person singular simple present skues, present participle skuing, simple past and past participle skued)
- Obsolete form of skew.
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Danish
Etymology 1
From Old Norse skoða, Proto-Germanic *skuþōn, influenced by schauen.
Verb
skue (imperative sku, infinitive at skue, present tense skuer, past tense skuede, perfect tense har skuet)
- to see, behold
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Etymology 2
A loan from German Schau, modelled in form after the verb sense.
Noun
skue n (singular definite skuet, plural indefinite skuer)
- sight, spectacle
- livestock show (shortened form of dyrskue)
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Etymology 3
From Faroese skúgvur.
Noun
skue c (singular definite skuen, plural indefinite skuer)
- great skua
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Middle English
Noun
skue
- Alternative form of skew (“sky”)
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From Old Norse skoða, the noun is after German Schau and the verb is influenced by schauen.
Noun
skue n (definite singular skuet, indefinite plural skuer, definite plural skua or skuene)
- appearance, sight, spectacle, view
Verb
skue (imperative sku, present tense skuer, passive skues, simple past and past participle skua or skuet, present participle skuende)
- to behold, see, look, view
Usage notes
Sometimes confused with skru or skrue (verb).
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See also
References
- “skue” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
- “skue_1” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).
- “skue_2” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).