skjera

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology 1

From Old Norse skera (“to cut”), from Proto-Germanic *skeraną (“to shear”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker- (“to cut”). Cognate with Faroese and Icelandic skera, Swedish skära, Danish skære, Old English scieran, English shear, and Dutch and German scheren.

Alternative forms

• skjere (e-infinitive)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²ʃɛːra/, /²sçɛːra/

Verb

skjera (present tense skjer, past tense skar, supine skore, past participle skoren, present participle skjerande, imperative skjer)

1. to cut

   Han skar av tauet med kniven.

   He cut the rope with his knife.

2. to cross (meet), intersect

   Desse linene er parallelle og skjer kvarandre aldri.

   These lines are parallel and never cross each other.

3. to carve

Usage notes

• This is a split infinitive verb.

Derived terms

• skjering

Related terms

• skard
• skjerd
• skore
• skor

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʃɛːra/, /ˈsçɛːra/

Noun

skjera n

1. definite plural of skjer

References

• “skjera” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.