skau

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

• skog

Etymology

From Old Norse skógr.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /skæʉ̯/

Noun

skau m (definite singular skauen, indefinite plural skauer, definite plural skauene)

1. a forest

Hyponyms

• barskau
• bøkeskau
• furuskau
• granskau
• lauvskau
• urskau

 

Derived terms

• skaubruk
• skaudyr
• skaugangsmann
• skauhogst
• skauholt
• skausnar
• skauvei

 

References

• “skau” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse skauðir (“sheaths (plural)”).

Noun

skau f (definite singular skaua, indefinite plural skauer, definite plural skauene)

1. (anatomy) foreskin on the member of male animals, particularly horses

Noun

skau m (definite singular skaun or skauen or skævven, definite singular dative skoja, indefinite plural skoga or skogar, definite plural skogann or skogane, definite plural dative skauom)

1. (dialectal, Trøndelag, Eastern Norway) alternative form of skog (“forest”)

Derived terms

• i granskauen

References

• “skau” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.