skør

See also: skor

Danish

Etymology 1

From Old Norse skyr (“coagulated milk”), from Proto-Germanic *skurją (literally “split, divided”), derived from the verb *skeraną (“to cut”). Cognate with Norwegian Nynorsk skjør, Icelandic skyr. Doublet of skyr.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /skœːˀr/, [ˈsɡ̊œ̞ˀɐ̯]

Noun

skør c or n (singular definite skøren or skøret, not used in plural form)

1. (dialect) curdled milk

Declension

Declension of skør

either gender	singular
	indefinite	definite
nominative	skør	skøren skøret
genitive	skørs	skørens skørets

Derived terms

• skørost

References

• “Skør,1” in Ordbog over det danske Sprog

Etymology 2

From Low German schör (“weak, fragile”), possibly from Proto-Germanic *skuriz, derived from the verb *skeraną (“to cut”). Norwegian skjør and Swedish skör are also borrowed from Low German.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /skøːˀr/, [ˈsɡ̊øˀɐ̯]

Adjective

skør (neuter skørt, plural and definite singular attributive skøre)

1. insane

   Synonyms: gal, sindssyg

2. crazy, mad
3. brittle

   Synonym: skrøbelig

Inflection

Inflection of skør

	positive	comparative	superlative
indefinite common singular	skør	skørere	skørest2
indefinite neuter singular	skørt	skørere	skørest2
plural	skøre	skørere	skørest2
definite attributive1	skøre	skørere	skøreste

¹ When an adjective is applied predicatively to something definite,
the corresponding "indefinite" form is used.
² The "indefinite" superlatives may not be used attributively.

Derived terms

• skørbug
• skørlevned

References

• “skør” in Den Danske Ordbog
• “skør,4” in Ordbog over det danske Sprog