Icelandic

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Etymology

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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

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Noun

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skortur m (genitive singular skorts, no plural)

  1. lack, shortage

Declension

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