skien

See also: Skien and skiën

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

• skia

Noun

skien m or f

1. definite masculine singular of ski

Anagrams

• kisen, kneis, knise, ksien, nikse, siken, sinke, skein, Skien, sneik, snike

Yola

Etymology

From Middle English skyn, from Old Norse skinn.

Noun

skien

1. skin
   • 1927, “YOLA ZONG O BARONY VORTH”, in THE ANCIENT DIALECT OF THE BARONIES OF FORTH AND BARGY, COUNTY WEXFORD, line 6:

     "If thou dinna gow on chul daf thee yola skien."

     "If you don't go on I'll strip your old skin."

References

• Kathleen A. Browne (1927) The Journal of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland Sixth Series, Vol.17 No.2, Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland, page 132