skäkta

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Swedish

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old Swedish skäkta, from Middle Low German schecht, from schacht (shaft). Doublet of schakt and skaft.

Noun

skäkta c

  1. (historical) bolt, quarrel (arrow for a crossbow)
Declension
Declension of skäkta 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative skäkta skäktan skäktor skäktorna
Genitive skäktas skäktans skäktors skäktornas

Etymology 2

Borrowed from German schächten, from Hebrew שָׁחַט (šāḥaṭ).

Verb

skäkta (present skäktar, preterite skäktade, supine skäktat, imperative skäkta)

  1. (Judaism) slaughter in a kosher manner
Conjugation

Etymology 3

Likely a variant of skaka (shake).

Verb

skäkta (present skäktar, preterite skäktade, supine skäktat, imperative skäkta)

  1. scutch (separate the woody fibre from flax by beating)
Conjugation

Noun

skäkta c

  1. scutch (tool used for separating the woody fibre from flax)
Declension
Declension of skäkta 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative skäkta skäktan skäktor skäktorna
Genitive skäktas skäktans skäktors skäktornas

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