skåne

See also: Skane, and Skåne

Danish

Etymology

From Middle Low German schōnen, from Proto-Germanic *skaunijaną, cognate with German schonen. Derived from *skauniz (“beautiful”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /skɔːnə/, [ˈsɡ̊ɔːnə]

Verb

skåne (imperative skån, infinitive at skåne, present tense skåner, past tense skånede, perfect tense er/har skånet)

1. to spare (to show mercy)
2. to take care of, be careful of

Conjugation

Inflection of skåne

	present	past
simple	skåner	skånede
perfect	har skånet	havde skånet
passive	skånes	skånedes
participle	skånende	skånet
imperative	skån	—
infinitive	skåne	—
auxiliary verb	have	—
gerund	skånen	—

Derived terms

• skånsom (“careful, gentle”)

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

• skåna (a-infinitive)
• (non-standard since 1917) skona

Etymology

From Middle Low German schōnen.

Verb

skåne (present tense skånar, past tense skåna, past participle skåna, passive infinitive skånast, present participle skånande, imperative skåne/skån)

1. to spare, show mercy

References

• “skåne” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.