skertur
Icelandic edit
Etymology edit
Past participle of skerða.
Adjective edit
skertur
- impaired, reduced
- skertar atvinnuleysisbætur ― a reduction in unemployment compensation
- skert heyrn ― impaired hearing
- (euphemistic, dated) mentally disabled, mentally handicapped
- (offensive, dated) retard, imbecile
Related terms edit
- skerðing (“reduction”)
- þroskaskertur (“mentally disabled”)
- sjónskertur
- vitskertur