skessa
Icelandic edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Germanic *skarsjǭ.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
skessa f (genitive singular skessu, nominative plural skessur)
- troll woman, giantess
- (derogatory) fat and ugly woman
Declension edit
declension of skessa
| f-w1 | singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | skessa | skessan | skessur | skessurnar |
| accusative | skessu | skessuna | skessur | skessurnar |
| dative | skessu | skessunni | skessum | skessunum |
| genitive | skessu | skessunnar | skessa | skessanna |
Further reading edit
- “skessa” in the Dictionary of Modern Icelandic (in Icelandic) and ISLEX (in the Nordic languages)
Old Norse edit
Etymology edit
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Noun edit
skessa f (genitive skessu)
Declension edit
Declension of skessa (weak ōn-stem)
| feminine | singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | skessa | skessan | skessur | skessurnar |
| accusative | skessu | skessuna | skessur | skessurnar |
| dative | skessu | skessunni | skessum | skessunum |
| genitive | skessu | skessunnar | skessna | skessnanna |
Descendants edit
References edit
- “skessa”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press
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