skåne

See also: Skane and Skåne

Danish

Etymology

From Middle Low German schōnen, from Proto-Germanic *skaunijaną, cognate with German schonen. Derived from *skauniz (“beautiful”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /skɔːnə/, [ˈsɡ̊ɔːnə]

Verb

skåne (imperative skån, infinitive at skåne, present tense skåner, past tense skånede, perfect tense er/har skånet)

  1. to spare (to show mercy)
  2. to take care of, be careful of

Conjugation

Conjugation of skåne
active passive
present skåner skånes
past skånede skånedes
infinitive skåne skånes
imperative skån —
participle
present skånende
past skånet
(auxiliary verb have)
gerund skånen

Derived terms

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

  • skåna (a-infinitive)
  • (non-standard since 1917) skona

Etymology

From Middle Low German schōnen.

Verb

skåne (present tense skånar, past tense skåna, past participle skåna, passive infinitive skånast, present participle skånande, imperative skåne/skån)

  1. to spare, show mercy

References

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