Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

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

1. the European magpie (Pica pica)

Etymology 2

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") it's 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 stopped

Derived terms

References

• “skjære” in The Bokmål Dictionary.