skertur

Icelandic

Etymology

Past participle of skerða.

Adjective

skertur

1. impaired, reduced

   skertar atvinnuleysisbætur ― a reduction in unemployment compensation

   skert heyrn ― impaired hearing

2. (euphemistic, dated) mentally disabled, mentally handicapped
3. (offensive, dated) retard, imbecile

Related terms

• skerðing (“reduction”)
• þroskaskertur (“mentally disabled”)
• sjónskertur
• vitskertur