skjer
Norwegian Nynorsk
/ʃeːr/
noun-n1
Definitions
- a skerry reef, rocky islet, rock in the sea
- share The cutting blade of an agricultural machine like a plough, a cultivator or a seeding-machine
Etymology
Derived from Old Norse sker (skerry, rock in the sea, an isolated rock in the sea).
Origin
Old Norse
sker
Gloss
skerry, rock in the sea, an isolated rock in the sea
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- skerry English
- scheer Dutch, Flemish
- *skarją Proto-Germanic
- gard Norwegian Nynorsk
- skjergard Norwegian Nynorsk
- sceir Irish
- sker Old Norse
- skjergarðr Old Norse
- ŝero Esperanto
- sker Icelandic
- skör Icelandic
- sgeir Gaelic, Scottish Gaelic
- sker Faroese
- schēre, schēr(e) Middle Low German
- stjer Westrobothnian
- skerry Scots