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skemmta

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Icelandic

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Etymology

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From either Proto-Germanic *skammatjaną or Proto-Germanic *skammitōną, both from *skammaz (short, blunt); the sense development would be "to shorten (the hours)" > "to make time fly (when having fun)" > "to entertain, amuse"". Cognate with Faroese skemta, Norwegian Nynorsk skjemta, Swedish skämta, and Danish skæmte.[1]

Pronunciation

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Verb

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skemmta (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative skemmti, supine skemmt)

  1. to entertain, amuse [with dative]
    Skemmtu þér vel!
    Have a good time.

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon (1989) “skemmta”, in Íslensk orðsifjabók, Reykjavík: Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies, →ISBN (Available at Málið.is under the “Eldri orðabækur” tab.)