skortur

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse skortr, from Proto-Germanic *skurtaz.

Cognate with Norwegian Bokmål skort, Old English sċeort, sċeort, Old Frisian *skort, and Old High German scurt or scurz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈskɔr̥tʏr/

  Rhymes: -ɔr̥tʏr

Noun

skortur m (genitive singular skorts, no plural)

1. lack, shortage