skilja

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Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse skilja, from Proto-Germanic *skiljaną, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kelH-.

Verb

skilja

1. to understand
2. to divide

Conjugation

   Conjugation of skilja

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infinitive	skilja
present participle	skiljandi
past participle a7/a5	skildur/ skiltur
supine	skilt
number	singular			plural
person	first	second	third	all
indicative	eg	tú	hann/hon/tað	vit, tit, teir/tær/tey, tygum
present	skilji/ skili	skilur/ skilir	skilur/ skilir	skilja
past	skildi/ skilti	skildi/ skilti	skildi/ skilti	skildu/ skiltu
imperative	–	tú	–	tit
present	—	skil!	—	skiljið!

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Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse skilja, from Proto-Germanic *skiljaną, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kelH-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈscɪlja/
• Rhymes: -ɪlja

Verb

skilja (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative skildi, supine skilið)

1. (transitive, with accusative) to separate ^syn.
2. (transitive, with accusative) to understand ^syn.

   Ég skil ekki.

   I don't understand.

   Fyrirgefðu, en ég skil ekki frönsku.

   I'm sorry but I don't understand French.

3. (intransitive) to divorce ^syn.

Synonyms

• (separate ^def.): aðskilja
• (understand ^def.): botna í, sjá, undirstanda (obsolete)
• (divorce ^def.): slíta sambúð

Derived terms

Derived terms

• ég skil ekki
• eiga skilinn (to deserve something)
• segja skilið við (to leave something, to put something behind one)
• skilinn
• skilja á milli (to distinguish)
• skilja að (to divide in two)

• skilja eftir (to leave something, to leave something behind)
• skilja ekkert í (to be unable to understand something, make no sense of something)
• skilja frá (to separate something from something else)
• skilja hvað klukkan slær
• skilja mjólkina (to separate milk and cream)
• skiljast

• skiljast að (to part, to separate)
• skilja sundur (to take apart)
• skilja undan (to make an exception of)
• skilja við (to die)
• vera skildir að skiptum (to have nothing to do with someone from now on)

Anagrams

• klisja

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology 1

Noun

skilja n

1. definite plural of skilje

Etymology 2

From Old Norse skilja

Verb

skilja (present tense skil, past tense skilde, past participle skilt, passive infinitive skiljast, present participle skiljande, imperative skil)

1. alternative form of skilje

References

• “skilja” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

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Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *skiljaną (“to separate, limit”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kelH- (“to split, cut”). Compare Old Armenian ցելում (cʿelum). Cognate with Old English scylian, scielian (“to divide, separate”). More at skill.

Verb

skilja

1. to part, divide, separate
2. to break off, break up
3. to part company, take leave
4. to distinguish, discern
5. to understand, find out
6. to decide, settle
7. to set apart, reserve for one

References

• skilja in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic‎^[1], Oxford: Clarendon Press

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Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish skilia, from Old Norse skilja, from Proto-Germanic *skiljaną (“to separate, limit”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kelH- (“to split, cut”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɧɪlja/

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Verb

skilja (present skiljer, preterite skilde or skiljde, supine skilt or skiljt, imperative skilj)

1. to separate; to cause to be separate
2. to separate; to divide into separate parts
3. to tell apart; to discern, to differentiate
4. to differ; to be different
5. (reflexive) to divorce; to end one's marriage

Conjugation

Conjugation of skilja (weak)

	Active	Passive
Infinitive	skilja	skiljas
Present tense	skiljer	skiljs , skiljes
Past tense	skilde	skildes
Supine	skilt	skilts
Imperative	skilj	—
Present participle	skiljande
Past participle	skild

Related terms

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