skaffe

From German schaffen, from Proto-Germanic *skapjaną, cognate with English shape, Dutch scheppen, Old Norse skepja, skapa. Doublet of skabe. The sense "to serve, eat" is influenced by German Low German schaffen or Dutch schaffen (both of which are borrowed from (High) German).

• IPA^(key): [ˈsɡ̥ɑfə]

skaffe (past tense skaffede, past participle skaffet)

1. to procure, to get

   Moren skaffer føde til sine unger.

   The mother procures food for her young.

2. (nautical) to serve up, eat

• skaffedyr

• “skaffe” in Den Danske Ordbog

From German schaffen, from Proto-Germanic *skapjaną, cognate with English shape, Dutch scheppen, Old Norse skepja, skapa. Doublet of skape. The sense "to serve, eat" is influenced by German Low German schaffen or Dutch schaffen (both of which are borrowed from (High) German).

skaffe (present tense skaffer, past tense skaffa or skaffet, past participle skaffa or skaffet)

1. to procure, to get
2. (maritime) to serve up, eat

• “skaffe” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).

skaffe (present tense skaffar, past tense skaffa, past participle skaffa, passive infinitive skaffast, present participle skaffande, imperative skaffe/skaff)

1. alternative form of skaffa