skjør
Norwegian Bokmål edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Old Norse skyr. Akin to skjære.
Noun edit
skjør n (definite singular skjøret, indefinite plural skjør, definite plural skjøra or skjørene)
- soured milk
- Synonyms: kulturmelk, surmelk
Derived terms edit
- skjørost (“sour milk cheese”)
Etymology 2 edit
From Middle Low German schör.
Adjective edit
skjør (masculine and feminine skjør, neuter skjørt, definite singular and plural skjøre, comparative skjørere, indefinite superlative skjørest, definite superlative skjøreste)
References edit
“skjør” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
“skjør” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).
Norwegian Nynorsk edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Old Norse skyr. Akin to skjera.
Alternative forms edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
skjør n (definite singular skjøret, indefinite plural skjør, definite plural skjøra)
- soured milk
- Synonyms: surmjølk, kulturmjølk
Derived terms edit
- skjørost (“sour milk cheese”)
Etymology 2 edit
Borrowed from Middle Low German schör. Compare Swedish skör.
Adjective edit
skjør (neuter skjørt, definite singular and plural skjøre, comparative skjørare, indefinite superlative skjørast, definite superlative skjøraste)
Alternative forms edit
References edit
“skjør” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.