skum
English edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
skum
- Obsolete form of scum (“surface impurities”).
- 1825, William Kitchiner, The Cook's Oracle:
- […] by keeping the Water a certain time heating without boiling — the Meat swells — becomes tender — its fibres are dilated — and it yields a quantity of Skum, which must be taken off as soon as it appears.
Verb edit
skum (third-person singular simple present skums, present participle skumming, simple past and past participle skummed)
- Obsolete form of scum (“remove surface impurities”).
- 1674, John Starkey, The Chyrurgeons Store-House:
- two ounces of Hony of Roses well skummed
Anagrams edit
Danish edit
Etymology edit
Either from an unattested Old Norse *skúm or borrowed from Middle Low German schūm, from Proto-Germanic *skūmaz m (“foam”), cognate with German Schaum, Dutch schuim.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
skum n (singular definite skummet, not used in plural form)
- foam, froth (a mass of small bubbles in a liquid)
- foam (plastic material with numerous small pockets of air or gas)
- Synonym: skumplast
Declension edit
Declension of skum
neuter gender |
Singular | |
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indefinite | definite | |
nominative | skum | skummet |
genitive | skums | skummets |
Derived terms edit
References edit
- “skum” in Den Danske Ordbog
Norwegian Bokmål edit
Etymology 1 edit
Noun edit
skum n (definite singular skummet, uncountable)
Derived terms edit
Etymology 2 edit
Verb edit
skum
- imperative of skumme
References edit
- “skum” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
skum n (definite singular skummet, uncountable)
Derived terms edit
References edit
- “skum” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Swedish edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Old Swedish skum, from Proto-Germanic *skūmaz. Possibly via Middle Low German schūm, cognate of German Schaum. Compare Dutch schuim, English scum.
Adjective edit
skum (comparative skummare, superlative skummast)
- dim (somewhat dark – often with negative connotations)
- ett sunkhak med skum belysning
- a dive bar with dim lighting
- shady, fishy, dodgy
- Vara inblandad i skumma affärer
- Be mixed up in shady business
- några skumma typer
- some shady characters
- 1992, “Piff och Puff – Räddningspatrullen [signaturmelodi] [Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers [Chip 'n Dale – The rescue squad] [theme song]]”, Monica Forsberg (lyrics), Mark Mueller (music), performed by Haakon Pedersen:
- Nånting händer. Det är nåt skumt på gång. Men våra vänner, de vaktar dagen lång. Och de finns i trakten här omkring. Vill du ha hjälp så ring. Här kommer Piff och Puff, är på språng nu. Här kommer Piff och Puff, varje gång nu. Här kommer världens bästa räddningspatrull, som löser fallen för din skull. Här kommer Piff och Puff, är på språng nu. Här kommer Piff och Puff, varje gång nu. Här kommer världen bästa räddningspatrull, som löser fallen för din skull. Här kommer Piff och Puff, är på språng nu. Här kommer Piff och Puff, varje gång nu. Här kommer Piff och Puff.
- Something's happening. There's something shady underway. But our friends, they keep watch all day long. And they can be found in [they exist in] the area around here / the neighborhood [in that sense]. If you want help then call. Here comes Chip 'n Dale, are on the move now ["are on leap now" – could also mean ready to act ("pounce"), though that sense is less common and usually followed by "att ..."]. Here comes Chip 'n Dale, every time now[sic]. Here comes the world's best rescue squad, that solves the cases for your sake. Here comes Chip 'n Dale, are on the move now. Here comes Chip 'n Dale, every time now. Here comes the world's best rescue squad, that solves the cases for your sake. Here comes Chip 'n Dale, are on the move now. Here comes Chip 'n Dale, every time now. Here comes Chip 'n Dale.
- weird, strange
- Vilket skumt resonemang
- What a strange line of reasoning
- Jag såg en skum man i affären igår
- I saw a strange man at the store yesterday
Declension edit
Inflection of skum | |||
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Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
Common singular | skum | skummare | skummast |
Neuter singular | skumt | skummare | skummast |
Plural | skumma | skummare | skummast |
Masculine plural3 | skumme | skummare | skummast |
Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
Masculine singular1 | skumme | skummare | skummaste |
All | skumma | skummare | skummaste |
1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine. 2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative. 3) Dated or archaic |
Synonyms edit
Derived terms edit
- (dodgy, shady): skummis
See also edit
Noun edit
skum n
Declension edit
Declension of skum | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | skum | skummet | skum | skummen |
Genitive | skums | skummets | skums | skummens |
References edit
- skum in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- skum in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- skum in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
- skum in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)