skeiv
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From Norwegian Nynorsk skeiv, from Old Norse skeifr.
Adjective
skeiv (masculine and feminine skeiv, neuter skeivt, definite singular and plural skeive, comparative skeivere, indefinite superlative skeivest, definite superlative skeiveste)
- alternative form of skjev
- queer (not heterosexual)
References
- “skeiv” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Alternative forms
- skeiv’u, skeiv’e (dialectal)
Etymology
From Old Norse skeifr, from Proto-Germanic *skaibaz (“crooked”), of disputed ultimate origin. Perhaps from the same source as Proto-Germanic *skeuhaz (“frightened, shy”).[1] Another possibility is Proto-Indo-European *skeh₂iwos, the source of Latin scaevus (“on the left side”).[2]
Cognates include Faroese skeivur, Icelandic skeifur, Swedish skev (< Old Swedish skēver), Danish skæv (> Norwegian Bokmål skjev), Middle Low German schêf, German schief, Dutch scheef, Old English *sc(e)āf (in scāffōt). See also English skew.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʃɛɪːv/, [ʃɛ̝ɪ̯ːʋ], /sçɛɪːv/, [sçɛ̝ɪ̯ːʋ], [sc͡çɛ̝ɪ̯ːʋ]
Adjective
skeiv (comparative skeivare, superlative skeivast)
- slanting, crooked, askew, oblique (not straight)
- Hylla er skeiv.
- The shelf is crooked.
- skewed
- Han gav ei skeiv framstilling.
- He gave a skewed presentation.
- queer (not heterosexual)
Declension
| comparative | skeivare | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| superlative | skeivast | ||
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative-accusative | skeiv, skeiver1 | skeiv | skeivt |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative-accusative | skeive | skeive, skeiva1 | skeive |
References
- “skeiv” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
- “skeiv” in Ivar Aasen (1873) Norsk Ordbog med dansk Forklaring
- Douglas Harper (2001–2023), “skew”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.
- van der Sijs, Nicoline, editor (2010), “scheef”, in Etymologiebank, Meertens Institute