ske
Danish edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
Borrowed from Middle Low German schēn, from Old Saxon skehan, from Proto-West Germanic *skehan, from Proto-Germanic *skehaną (“to move quickly, emerge”).
Cognate with German geschehen and Dutch geschieden. Norwegian skje and Swedish ske were also borrowed from Low German.
Verb edit
ske (imperative ske, infinitive at ske, present tense sker, past tense skete, perfect tense er sket)
- be
- happen, occur
- take place
- come about
- be done, be made
- Ske Herrens vilje. ― The Lord's will be done.
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Etymology 2 edit
From Old Norse skeið f (“reed, sley”), from Proto-Germanic *skaiþiz (“sheath, covering”), which is also continued by the Danish noun skede (“sheath”) (an old plural, cf. Old Norse skeiðir f pl (“sheath”)). Cognate with Norwegian skje (“spoon”) and skjede (“sheath”), Swedish sked (“spoon”), German Scheide (“sheath”) and English sheath.
Noun edit
ske c (singular definite skeen, plural indefinite skeer)
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Faroese edit
Etymology edit
From Danish ske, from Middle Low German schên.
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
ske (third person singular past indicative skeddi, third person plural past indicative skeddu, supine skett)
- (archaic, colloquial) to happen, occur
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- (occur): henda
Icelandic edit
Etymology edit
From Danish ske, from Middle Low German schên, from Old Saxon skehan, from Proto-West Germanic *skehan.
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Verb edit
ske (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative skeði, supine skeð)
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- (occur): eiga sér stað, gerast, henda
Middle English edit
Noun edit
ske
- Alternative form of sky
Swedish edit
Etymology edit
From Old Swedish ske, from Middle Low German schên, from Old Saxon skehan, from Proto-West Germanic *skehan.
Cognate with Danish ske, Norwegian skje, German geschehen, Dutch geschieden, Limburgish sji-jje.
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
ske (present sker, preterite skedde, supine skett, imperative ske)
- (intransitive) to happen; in particular what happens during some extended period of time
Conjugation edit
| Active | Passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | ske | — | ||
| Supine | skett | — | ||
| Imperative | ske | — | ||
| Imper. plural1 | sken | — | ||
| Present | Past | Present | Past | |
| Indicative | sker | skedde | — | — |
| Ind. plural1 | ske | skedde | — | — |
| Subjunctive2 | ske | skedde | — | — |
| Participles | ||||
| Present participle | skeende | |||
| Past participle | skedd | |||
| 1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. | ||||
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Tocharian A edit
Etymology edit
Compare Tocharian B skeye.
Noun edit
ske