skerja

Faroese

Alternative forms

(etymological) skerða

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈʃɛrja]

Verb

skerja (third person singular past indicative skerdi, third person plural past indicative skert, supine skert)

  1. to tear, to cut
  2. to clip (bird wings)
  3. (about dry weather, dryness) to finish

Conjugation
Conjugation of skerja (group v-71)
infinitive skerja
supine skert
participle (a7)1 skerjandi skerdur
present past
first singular skerji skerdi
second singular skerjir skerdi
third singular skerjir skerdi
plural skerja skerdu
imperative
singular skerj!
plural skerjið!
1Only the past participle being declined.

References
  • V. U. Hammershaimb: Færøsk Anthologi. Copenhagen 1891, 3rd edition Tórshavn 1991 (vol 2. p. 294 skerða)

Icelandic

Noun

skerja

  1. indefinite genitive plural of sker

Old Norse

Noun

skerja

  1. indefinite genitive plural of sker
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