skrå

skrå

See also: skra, skrá, skrą, škra, and škŕa

Norwegian Nynorsk

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /skroː/

Etymology 1

From Middle Low German schrat (“cutoff piece”), from the verb schraden.

Noun

skrå f or n (definite singular skråa or skrået, indefinite plural skråer or skrå, definite plural skråene or skråa)

1. chewing tobacco

   Synonyms: tyggetobakk, buss

Adjective

skrå (masculine and feminine skrå, neuter skrått, definite singular and plural skråe, comparative skråare, indefinite superlative skråast, definite superlative skråaste)

1. oblique, lopsided, slanted, diagonal, inclined

   Synonyms: hall, skeiv, skå

Derived terms

• på skrå
• skråna, skråne (inchoative verb)

Verb

skrå (present tense skrår, past tense skrådde, past participle skrådd/skrått, passive infinitive skråast, present participle skråande, imperative skrå)

1. (transitive) to render diagonal
2. (intransitive) to be slanted, inclined
3. (intransitive) to chew, consume chewing tobacco

Etymology 2

From Old Norse skrá f (“dry skin, leather, parchment; document”). Compare also Faroese and Icelandic skrá. Senses 5 and 6 likely also have their origin in the Middle Low German sense of cutting off or of being cut off (See Etymology 1 above).

Noun

skrå f (definite singular skråa, indefinite plural skrær, definite plural skrærne)

1. a patch of (hardened) hide or leather
2. an old leather shoe
3. (historical) a parchment document containing a list of rules
4. (historical) a list, set of statutes or rules on such a piece of parchment
5. a (metal) plate used for rimming a rim wheel
6. an escutcheon (insignia around a doorknob's exterior hardware or a door lock's cosmetic plate)

   Synonyms: låsplate, nøkkelskilt

References

• “skrå” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Anagrams

• krås, skår