skjære

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology 1

Adjective

skjære

1. inflection of skjær:
   1. definite singular
   2. plural

Etymology 2

A variant of Old Norse skjór

Noun

skjære f or m (definite singular skjæra or skjæren, indefinite plural skjærer, definite plural skjærene)

1. the Eurasian magpie (Pica pica)

See also

• skjor (Nynorsk)

Etymology 3

From Danish skære, from Old Norse skera (“to cut”), from Proto-Germanic *skeraną (“to shear”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker- (“to cut”). Cognate with Danish skære, Swedish skära, Faroese and Icelandic skera, Old English scieran, English shear, and Dutch and German scheren.

Verb

skjære (imperative skjær, present tense skjærer, passive skjæres, simple past skar, past participle skåret, present participle skjærende)

1. To cut with a knife or a similar tool, to slice

   Skjære opp brødskiver - to cut slices from a loaf of bread

2. To cut with a sharp-edged instrument

   Hun skar seg i fingeren

   She cut her finger

3. To gnash

   Han skar tenner av sinne ― He gnashed his teeth in fury

4. To penetrate, carve, cut through

   Båten skar seg fram i bølgene ― The boat pushed ("carved") its way through the waves

5. To intersect

   De to linjene skjærer hverandre ― The two lines are crossing each other

6. To pierce

   Det skar et skrik gjennom stillheten ― A scream pierced the silence

   Han ga fra seg et skjærende skrik ― He emitted a piercing scream

7. To swerve, sheer

   Bilen skar ut av veien ― The car swerved off the road

8. As a reflexive verb: Fail to work, fall apart

   Motoren skar seg ― The engine cut out

Derived terms

• avskjære
• gjennomskjære
• omskjære
• skjære alle over én kam
• skjære seg
• skjære ut
• skjærebrett
• skjærefjel, skjærefjøl
• skjæremaskin
• skjærer (noun)
• skjæring
• utskjæring
• utskåret

 

See also

• skjera, skjere (Nynorsk)

References

• “skjære” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Verb

skjære (present tense skjær, past tense skar, past participle skore, passive infinitive skjærast, present participle skjærande, imperative skjær)

1. (pre-1938) alternative form of skjera