skryta

See also: skrytą

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

• skryte (“e-infinitive”)

Etymology

From Middle Low German schruten.

Verb

skryta (present tense skryter, past tense skrytte, past participle skrytt, passive infinitive skrytast, present participle skrytande, imperative skryt)

1. to brag, boast
2. to bray (donkey)

Synonyms

• skrøyta

Related terms

• skryt (noun)

References

• “skryta” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈskrɘ.ta/
• Rhymes: -ɘta
• Syllabification: skry‧ta

Adjective

skryta

1. feminine nominative/vocative singular of skryty

Swedish

Etymology

From Middle Low German schruten (“to puff, snort”), probably an expressive/imitative development of Old Saxon hrutan (“to snore, make a noise”).

Pronunciation

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Verb

skryta (present skryter, preterite skröt, supine skrutit, imperative skryt)

1. to boast, to brag; to talk loudly in praise of oneself

Conjugation

Conjugation of skryta (class 2 strong)

	active		passive
infinitive	skryta		—
supine	skrutit		—
imperative	skryt		—
imper. plural1	skryten		—
	present	past	present	past
indicative	skryter	skröt	—	—
ind. plural1	skryta	skröto	—	—
subjunctive2	skryte	skröte	—	—
present participle		skrytande
past participle		skruten

¹ Archaic. ² Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Related terms

• omskruten
• skryt (“boasting, bragging”)

Further reading

• skryta in Svensk ordbok.

Anagrams

• stryka, styrka, tyskar, yrkats