skertur

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Icelandic

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Etymology

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Past participle of skerða.

Adjective

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skertur

  1. impaired, reduced
    skertar atvinnuleysisbætura reduction in unemployment compensation
    skert heyrnimpaired hearing
  2. (euphemistic, dated) mentally disabled, mentally handicapped
  3. (offensive, dated) retard, imbecile
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