Old Norse
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *skaibaz, from Proto-Indo-European *skoypós. Akin to English skew.
Adjective
skeifr (comparative skeifari, superlative skeifastr)
- askew, oblique
Declension
Strong declension of skeifr
| singular
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masculine
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feminine
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neuter
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| nominative
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skeifr
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skeif
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skeift
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| accusative
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skeifan
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skeifa
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skeift
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| dative
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skeifum
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skeifri
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skeifu
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| genitive
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skeifs
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skeifrar
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skeifs
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| plural
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masculine
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feminine
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neuter
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| nominative
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skeifir
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skeifar
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skeif
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| accusative
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skeifa
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skeifar
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skeif
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| dative
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skeifum
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skeifum
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skeifum
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| genitive
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skeifra
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skeifra
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skeifra
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Weak declension of skeifr
| singular
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masculine
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feminine
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neuter
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| nominative
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skeifi
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skeifa
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skeifa
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| accusative
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skeifa
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skeifu
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skeifa
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| dative
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skeifa
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skeifu
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skeifa
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| genitive
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skeifa
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skeifu
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skeifa
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|
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| plural
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masculine
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feminine
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neuter
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| nominative
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skeifu
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skeifu
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skeifu
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| accusative
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skeifu
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skeifu
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skeifu
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| dative
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skeifum
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skeifum
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skeifum
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| genitive
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skeifu
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skeifu
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skeifu
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Declension of comparative of skeifr
| singular
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masculine
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feminine
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neuter
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| nominative
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skeifari
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skeifari
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skeifara
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| accusative
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skeifara
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skeifari
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skeifara
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| dative
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skeifara
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skeifari
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skeifara
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| genitive
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skeifara
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skeifari
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skeifara
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|
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| plural
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masculine
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feminine
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neuter
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| nominative
|
skeifari
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skeifari
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skeifari
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| accusative
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skeifari
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skeifari
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skeifari
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| dative
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skeifurum
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skeifurum
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skeifurum
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| genitive
|
skeifari
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skeifari
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skeifari
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Strong declension of superlative of skeifr
| singular
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masculine
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feminine
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neuter
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| nominative
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skeifastr
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skeifust
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skeifast
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| accusative
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skeifastan
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skeifasta
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skeifast
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| dative
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skeifustum
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skeifastri
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skeifustu
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| genitive
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skeifasts
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skeifastrar
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skeifasts
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| plural
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masculine
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feminine
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neuter
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| nominative
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skeifastir
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skeifastar
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skeifust
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| accusative
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skeifasta
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skeifastar
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skeifust
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| dative
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skeifustum
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skeifustum
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skeifustum
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| genitive
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skeifastra
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skeifastra
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skeifastra
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Weak declension of superlative of skeifr
| singular
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masculine
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feminine
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neuter
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| nominative
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skeifasti
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skeifasta
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skeifasta
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| accusative
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skeifasta
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skeifustu
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skeifasta
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| dative
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skeifasta
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skeifustu
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skeifasta
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| genitive
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skeifasta
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skeifustu
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skeifasta
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| plural
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masculine
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feminine
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neuter
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| nominative
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skeifustu
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skeifustu
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skeifustu
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| accusative
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skeifustu
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skeifustu
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skeifustu
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| dative
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skeifustum
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skeifustum
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skeifustum
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| genitive
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skeifustu
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skeifustu
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skeifustu
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Descendants
- Icelandic: skeifur
- Faroese: skeivur
- Norwegian Nynorsk: skeiv; (dialectal) skeiv'u, skeiv'e
- → Norwegian Bokmål: skeiv
- Old Swedish: skēver
- Gutnish: skaiv
- Old Danish: skev