skær

See also: skär

Icelandic

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /scaiːr/
    Rhymes: -aiːr

Etymology 1

From Old Norse skær.

Noun

skær m (genitive singular skæs)

  1. (poetic) horse
Declension

Etymology 2

From Old Norse skǽrr, from Proto-Germanic *skairiz. Related to skír and skína.

Adjective

skær (comparative skærari, superlative skærari)

  1. bright, radiant
  2. (of a sound or voice) bright, clear
Inflection

Etymology 3

Derived from skera (to cut).

Adjective

skær (not comparable)

  1. able to be cut, cuttable
  2. (of grass, etc.) ripe for cutting
Inflection
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