skjule

Danish

Etymology

From Old Danish skylæ, skyulæ, from Old Norse skýla, from Proto-Germanic *skeulijaną, cognate with Swedish skyla, Dutch schuilen. Derived from the noun *skeulą. In Danish, the verb has taken over the vocalism of the noun skjul.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /skjuːlə/, [ˈsɡ̊juːlə]

Verb

skjule (past tense skjulte, past participle skjult)

1. To hide, conceal.
2. To disguise.
3. To cover up.

Conjugation

Inflection of skjule

	present	past
simple	skjuler	skjulte
perfect	har skjult	havde skjult
passive	skjules	skjultes
participle	skjulende	skjult
imperative	skjul	—
infinitive	skjule	—
auxiliary verb	have	—
gerund	skjulen	—

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse skýla, from Proto-Germanic *skeulijaną, cognate with Swedish skyla, Danish skjule. The modern form is influenced by Danish.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²ʃʉːlə/, /²ʃʉːɽə/
• Rhymes: -ʉːɽə, -ʉːlə

Verb

skjule (imperative skjul, present tense skjuler, passive skjules, simple past skjulte, past participle skjult, present participle skjulende)

1. To hide, conceal.

Derived terms

• skjulested

References

• “skjule” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

• skjula, skyle, skyla

Etymology

From Old Norse skýla, from Proto-Germanic *skeulijaną, cognate with Swedish skyla, Danish skjule. The modern form is influenced by Danish.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²ʃʉːlə/, /²ʃʉːɽə/
• Rhymes: -ʉːɽə, -ʉːlə

Verb

skjule (present tense skjuler, past tense skjulte, past participle skjult, passive infinitive skjulast, present participle skjulande, imperative skjul)

1. To hide, conceal.

References

• “skjule” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.