Danish

Noun

skinne c (singular definite skinnen, plural indefinite skinner)

1. rail
2. band
3. splint
4. rail (of a railway or tramway)

Inflection

Etymology 2

From Old Norse skína ‎(“to shine”), from Proto-Germanic *skīnaną ‎(“to shine, appear”).

Verb

skinne ‎(imperative skin, infinitive at skinne, present tense skinner, past tense skinnede, perfect tense har skinnet)

1. shine
2. gleam
3. glimmer

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology 1

From German Schiene

Noun

skinne m, f ‎(definite singular skinna or skinnen, indefinite plural skinner, definite plural skinnene)

1. a rail (on a railway or tramway)

Derived terms

• énskinnebane

See also

• skjene (Nynorsk)

Etymology 2

From Old Norse skína

Verb

skinne ‎(imperative skinn, present tense skinner, simple past skinte or skein, past participle skint, present participle skinnende)

1. to shine

Related terms

• skinn (Etymology 2)

See also

• skina (Nynorsk)

References

• “skinne” in The Bokmål Dictionary.