skjev

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Danish skæv (skjæv, skjev), from Old Danish skev, from Old Norse skeifr.

Adjective

skjev (masculine and feminine skjev, neuter skjevt, definite singular and plural skjeve, comparative skjevere, indefinite superlative skjevest, definite superlative skjeveste)

  1. crooked, lopsided, oblique, slanting, distorted
    Det skjeve tårn i Pisa - the Leaning Tower of Pisa
  2. se skjevt til - to look askance at, look with a jaundiced eye at

Alternative forms

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Verb

skjev

  1. present of skava
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