skrank

Swedish

Etymology

From Middle Low German schrank, cognate with German Schrank, used in Swedish since 1561.

Noun

skrank n

1. a rail, a bar, a fence, a screen, a desk; making two sections of a room (in a church, court of law, or pub)

   ställas inför skranket ― be put on trial; put in the dock

Declension

Declension of skrank

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	skrank	skranks
	definite	skranket	skrankets
plural	indefinite	skrank	skranks
	definite	skranken	skrankens

Related terms

• korskrank
• skranka
• skranklös

References

• skrank in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• skrank in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
• skrank in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)

Anagrams

• knarks