skeiv

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Norwegian Nynorsk skeiv, from Old Norse skeifr.

Adjective

skeiv (masculine and feminine skeiv, neuter skeivt, definite singular and plural skeive, comparative skeivere, indefinite superlative skeivest, definite superlative skeiveste)

  1. alternative form of skjev
  2. queer (non-heterosexual or non-cisgender)

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

  • skeiv’u, skeiv’e (dialectal)

Etymology

From Old Norse skeifr, from Proto-Germanic *skaibaz (“crooked”), of disputed ultimate origin. Perhaps from the same source as Proto-Germanic *skeuhaz (“frightened, shy”).[1] Another possibility is Proto-Indo-European *skeh₂iwos, the source of Latin scaevus (“on the left side”).[2]

Cognates include Faroese skeivur, Icelandic skeifur, Swedish skev (< Old Swedish skēver), Danish skæv (> Norwegian Bokmål skjev), Middle Low German schêf, German schief, Dutch scheef, Old English *sc(e)āf (in scāffōt). See also English skew.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʃɛɪːv/, [ʃɛ̝ɪ̯ːʋ], /sçɛɪːv/, [sçɛ̝ɪ̯ːʋ], [sc͡çɛ̝ɪ̯ːʋ]

Adjective

skeiv (comparative skeivare, superlative skeivast)

  1. slanting, crooked, askew, oblique (not straight)
    Hylla er skeiv.
    The shelf is crooked.
  2. skewed
    Han gav ei skeiv framstilling.
    He gave a skewed presentation.
  3. queer (not heterosexual)

Declension

Declension of skeiv
comparative skeivare
superlative skeivast
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative-accusative skeiv, skeiver1 skeiv skeivt
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative-accusative skeive skeive, skeiva1 skeive

1: Pre-1901 or dialectal.

References

  1. ^ Douglas Harper (2001–2025) “skew”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.
  2. ^ van der Sijs, Nicoline, editor (2010), “scheef”, in Etymologiebank, Meertens Institute
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