Faroese

Verb

skilja

1. to understand
2. to divide

Conjugation

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse skilja, from Proto-Germanic *skiljaną, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kelH-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈscɪlja/
• Rhymes: -ɪlja

Verb

skilja ‎(weak verb, third-person singular past indicative skildi, supine skilið)

1. (transitive, with accusative) to separate ^syn.
2. (transitive, with accusative) to understand ^syn.

   Ég skil ekki.

   I don't understand.

   Fyrirgefðu, en ég skil ekki frönsku.

   I'm sorry but I don't understand French.

3. (intransitive) to divorce ^syn.

Synonyms

• (separate ^def.): aðskilja
• (understand ^def.): botna í, sjá, undirstanda (obsolete)
• (divorce ^def.): slíta sambúð

Derived terms

Anagrams

• klisja

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *skiljaną ‎(“to separate, limit”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kelH- ‎(“to split, cut”). Compare Old Armenian ցելում ‎(cʿelum). Cognate with Old English scylian, scielian ‎(“to divide, separate”). More at skill.

Verb

skilja

1. to part, divide, separate
2. to break off, break up
3. to part company, take leave
4. to distinguish, discern
5. to understand, find out
6. to decide, settle
7. to set apart, reserve for one

References

• skilja in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish skilia, from Old Norse skilja, from Proto-Germanic *skiljaną ‎(“to separate, limit”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kelH- ‎(“to split, cut”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɧɪlja/

Verb

skilja ‎(present skiljer, preterite skilde or skiljde, supine skilt or skiljt, imperative skilj)

1. to separate; to cause to be separate
2. to separate; to divide into separate parts
3. to tell apart; to discern, to differentiate
4. to differ; to be different
5. (reflexive) to divorce; to end one's marriage

Conjugation

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