skaffe

Danish

Etymology

From German schaffen, from Proto-Germanic *skapjaną, cognate with English shape, Dutch scheppen, Old Norse skepja, skapa. Doublet of skabe. The sense "to serve, eat" is influenced by German Low German schaffen or Dutch schaffen (both of which are borrowed from (High) German).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈsɡ̥ɑfə]

Verb

skaffe (past tense skaffede, past participle skaffet)

  1. to procure, to get
    Moren skaffer føde til sine unger.
    The mother procures food for her young.
  2. (maritime) to serve up, eat

Conjugation
Inflection of skaffe
present past
simple skaffer skaffede
perfect har skaffet havde skaffet
passive skaffes skaffedes
participle skaffende skaffet
imperative skaf —
infinitive skaffe —
auxiliary verb have —
gerund skaffen —

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Verb

skaffe (present tense skaffar, past tense skaffa, past participle skaffa, passive infinitive skaffast, present participle skaffande, imperative skaffe/skaff)

  1. Alternative form of skaffa
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