sker

Faroese

[ʃeːr]

noun
Definitions
  • (nautical) skerry, reef

Etymology

Inherited from Old Norse sker (skerry, rock in the sea, an isolated rock in the sea) inherited from Proto-Germanic *skarją.

Origin

Proto-Germanic

*skarją

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