See also: skien and skiën

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A view of the channel boats, Henrik Ibsen and Victoria, in the harbour of Skien, Norway.

Etymology edit

From Old Norse Skiða (Skien), perhaps originally the name of a river in the area, derived from the word skiða (straight plank).

Pronunciation edit

Proper noun edit

Skien

  1. Skien (a municipality and city in Vestfold og Telemark, Eastern Norway, Norway)

Derived terms edit

References edit

  • Skien” in Store norske leksikon

Anagrams edit

Norwegian Nynorsk edit

 Skien on Norwegian Nynorsk Wikipedia
 Skien kommune on Norwegian Nynorsk Wikipedia

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

Danicised form of a Norwegian Skìda; from Old Norse Skiða, likely from a river name derived from skíða (piece of split wood; plank), which may refer to a straight river course. It can also come from a related strong verb (*skíða < *skīþaną) and mean the splitting (river).[1] This would also explain the short vowel, cf. skriða f from skríða. Whether the Old Norse form was Skiða or Skíða is unclear, but the modern pronunciation with /e/ suggests the first.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /²ʂeː.ən/, [ˈʂêː.ə̌n], [ˈʃêː.ə̌n], (occasionally outside of Skien) /²ʂi.ən/
  • Hyphenation: Skì‧en

Proper noun edit

Skien

  1. Skien (a city and municipality of Grenland district, Telemark, Norway)

Derived terms edit

Related terms edit

  • ski (ski)
  • skie (piece of split wood; plank)

References edit

  1. ^ Maal og minne, 1971, Skien, page 116