skilja

skilja

Faroese

Etymology

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

Verb

skilja

1. to understand
2. to divide

Conjugation

Conjugation of skilja (group v-21-11)
infinitive	skilja
supine	skilt
participle (a7/a5)1	skiljandi	skildur/ skiltur
	present	past
first singular	skilji/ skili	skildi/ skilti
second singular	skilur/ skilir	skildi/ skilti
third singular	skilur/ skilir	skildi/ skilti
plural	skilja	skildu/ skiltu
	imperative
singular	skil!
plural	skiljið!
1Only the past participle being declined.

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Gothic

Romanization

skilja

1. Romanization of 𐍃𐌺𐌹𐌻𐌾𐌰

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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
2. (transitive, with accusative) to understand

   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

Conjugation

skilja — active voice (germynd)

infinitive (nafnháttur)		að skilja
supine (sagnbót)		skilið
present participle (lýsingarháttur nútíðar)		skiljandi
	indicative (framsöguháttur)			subjunctive (viðtengingarháttur)
present (nútíð)	ég skil	við skiljum	present (nútíð)	ég skilji	við skiljum
	þú skilur	þið skiljið		þú skiljir	þið skiljið
	hann, hún, það skilur	þeir, þær, þau skilja		hann, hún, það skilji	þeir, þær, þau skilji
past (þátíð)	ég skildi	við skildum	past (þátíð)	ég skildi	við skildum
	þú skildir	þið skilduð		þú skildir	þið skilduð
	hann, hún, það skildi	þeir, þær, þau skildu		hann, hún, það skildi	þeir, þær, þau skildu
imperative (boðháttur)	skil (þú)	skiljið (þið)
	Forms with appended personal pronoun
	skildu	skiljiði *
* Spoken form, usually not written; in writing, the unappended plural form (optionally followed by the full pronoun) is preferred.

skiljast — mediopassive voice (miðmynd)

infinitive (nafnháttur)		að skiljast
supine (sagnbót)		skilist
present participle (lýsingarháttur nútíðar)		skiljandist ** ** the mediopassive present participle is extremely rare and normally not used; it is never used attributively or predicatively, only for explicatory subclauses
	indicative (framsöguháttur)			subjunctive (viðtengingarháttur)
present (nútíð)	ég skilst	við skiljumst	present (nútíð)	ég skiljist	við skiljumst
	þú skilst	þið skiljist		þú skiljist	þið skiljist
	hann, hún, það skilst	þeir, þær, þau skiljast		hann, hún, það skiljist	þeir, þær, þau skiljist
past (þátíð)	ég skildist	við skildumst	past (þátíð)	ég skildist	við skildumst
	þú skildist	þið skildust		þú skildist	þið skildust
	hann, hún, það skildist	þeir, þær, þau skildust		hann, hún, það skildist	þeir, þær, þau skildust
imperative (boðháttur)	skilst (þú)	skilist (þið)
	Forms with appended personal pronoun
	skilstu	skilisti *
* Spoken form, usually not written; in writing, the unappended plural form (optionally followed by the full pronoun) is preferred.

skilinn — past participle (lýsingarháttur þátíðar)

strong declension (sterk beyging)	singular (eintala)				plural (fleirtala)
	masculine (karlkyn)	feminine (kvenkyn)	neuter (hvorugkyn)		masculine (karlkyn)	feminine (kvenkyn)	neuter (hvorugkyn)
nominative (nefnifall)	skilinn	skilin	skilið		skildir	skildar	skilin
accusative (þolfall)	skilinn	skilda	skilið		skilda	skildar	skilin
dative (þágufall)	skildum	skilinni	skildu		skildum	skildum	skildum
genitive (eignarfall)	skilins	skilinnar	skilins		skilinna	skilinna	skilinna
weak declension (veik beyging)	singular (eintala)				plural (fleirtala)
	masculine (karlkyn)	feminine (kvenkyn)	neuter (hvorugkyn)		masculine (karlkyn)	feminine (kvenkyn)	neuter (hvorugkyn)
nominative (nefnifall)	skildi	skilda	skilda		skildu	skildu	skildu
accusative (þolfall)	skilda	skildu	skilda		skildu	skildu	skildu
dative (þágufall)	skilda	skildu	skilda		skildu	skildu	skildu
genitive (eignarfall)	skilda	skildu	skilda		skildu	skildu	skildu

Synonyms

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

Derived terms

Derived terms

• ég skil ekki
• eiga skilinn (to deserve something)
• segja skilið við (to leave something, to put something behind one)
• skilinn
• skilja á milli (to distinguish)
• skilja að (to divide in two)
• skilja eftir (to leave something, to leave something behind)
• skilja ekkert í (to be unable to understand something, make no sense of something)
• skilja frá (to separate something from something else)
• skilja hvað klukkan slær
• skilja mjólkina (to separate milk and cream)
• skiljast
• skiljast að (to part, to separate)
• skilja sundur (to take apart)
• skilja undan (to make an exception of)
• skilja við (to die)
• vera skildir að skiptum (to have nothing to do with someone from now on)

Anagrams

• klisja

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology 1

From Old Norse skilja, from Proto-Germanic *skiljaną.

Alternative forms

• skilje (e-infinitive)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²ʃɪlja/, /²sçɪlja/

Verb

skilja (present tense skil, past tense skilde, past participle skilt, passive infinitive skiljast, present participle skiljande, imperative skil)

1. (transitive) to separate
2. (transitive) to divide
3. (reflexive) to differ (frå / from)
4. (reflexive) to divorce

Derived terms

• skiljast

Noun

skilja n

1. definite plural of skilje

References

• “skilja” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

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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

Conjugation

Conjugation of skilja — active (weak class 1)

infinitive	skilja
present participle	skiljandi
past participle	skildr, skiliðr, skilinn
indicative	present	past
1st-person singular	skil	skilda
2nd-person singular	skilr	skildir
3rd-person singular	skilr	skildi
1st-person plural	skiljum	skildum
2nd-person plural	skilið	skilduð
3rd-person plural	skilja	skildu
subjunctive	present	past
1st-person singular	skilja	skilda
2nd-person singular	skilir	skildir
3rd-person singular	skili	skildi
1st-person plural	skilim	skildim
2nd-person plural	skilið	skildið
3rd-person plural	skili	skildi
imperative	present
2nd-person singular	skil
1st-person plural	skiljum
2nd-person plural	skilið

Conjugation of skilja — mediopassive (weak class 1)

infinitive	skiljask
present participle	skiljandisk
past participle	skilzk, skilizk
indicative	present	past
1st-person singular	skiljumk	skildumk
2nd-person singular	skilsk	skildisk
3rd-person singular	skilsk	skildisk
1st-person plural	skiljumsk	skildumsk
2nd-person plural	skilizk	skilduzk
3rd-person plural	skiljask	skildusk
subjunctive	present	past
1st-person singular	skiljumk	skildumk
2nd-person singular	skilisk	skildisk
3rd-person singular	skilisk	skildisk
1st-person plural	skilimsk	skildimsk
2nd-person plural	skilizk	skildizk
3rd-person plural	skilisk	skildisk
imperative	present
2nd-person singular	skilsk
1st-person plural	skiljumsk
2nd-person plural	skilizk

Descendants

• Icelandic: skilja
• Faroese: skilja
• Norwegian Nynorsk: skilja
• Old Swedish: skilia
  • Swedish: skilja
• Old Danish: skilia
  • Danish: skille
    • Norwegian Bokmål: skille

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

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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): /²ɧɪlja/

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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. (reflexive) to differ; to be different
5. (reflexive) to divorce; to end one's marriage

Conjugation

Conjugation of skilja (weak)

	Active		Passive
Infinitive	skilja		skiljas
Supine	skilt		skilts
Imperative	skilj		—
Imper. plural1	skiljen		—
	Present	Past	Present	Past
Indicative	skiljer	skilde	skiljs, skiljes	skildes
Ind. plural1	skilja	skilde	skiljas	skildes
Subjunctive2	skilje	skilde	skiljes	skildes
	Participles
Present participle	skiljande
Past participle	skild
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Derived terms

• avskilja
• frånskilja
• skilja åt
• skiljaktig
• skillnad
• skilsmässa
• särskilja
• tills döden skiljer oss åt (“till death do us part”)
• urskilja
• åtskilja

Further reading

• skilja in Svensk ordbok.