skessa
Icelandic
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *skarsjǭ.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈscɛsːa/
- Rhymes: -ɛsːa
Noun
skessa f (genitive singular skessu, nominative plural skessur)
- troll woman, giantess
- (derogatory) fat and ugly woman
Declension
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | skessa | skessan | skessur | skessurnar |
| accusative | skessu | skessuna | skessur | skessurnar |
| dative | skessu | skessunni | skessum | skessunum |
| genitive | skessu | skessunnar | skessa | skessanna |
Further reading
- “skessa” in the Dictionary of Modern Icelandic (in Icelandic) and ISLEX (in the Nordic languages)
Old Norse
Etymology
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Noun
skessa f (genitive skessu)
Declension
| feminine | singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | skessa | skessan | skessur | skessurnar |
| accusative | skessu | skessuna | skessur | skessurnar |
| dative | skessu | skessunni | skessum | skessunum |
| genitive | skessu | skessunnar | skessna | skessnanna |
Descendants
- Icelandic: skessa
- Norwegian Nynorsk: skjesse
Further reading
- Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “skessa”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press; also available at the Internet Archive