skjera

Norwegian Nynorsk

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈʃeːrɑ/

Noun

skjera n

  1. plural definite of skjer

Etymology 2

From Old Norse skera (“to cut”), from Proto-Germanic *skeraną (“to shear”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker- (“to cut”). Akin to English shear.

Alternative forms

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /²ʃeːrɑ/

Verb

skjera (present tense skjer, past tense skar, past participle skore, present participle skjerande, imperative skjer)

  1. to cut
    Han skar av tauet med kniven.
    He cut the rope with his knife.
  2. to cross (meet), intersect
    Desse linene er parallelle og skjer kvarandre aldri.
    These lines are parallel and never cross each other.
  3. to carve
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