skrank
Swedish
Etymology
From Middle Low German schrank, cognate with German Schrank, used in Swedish since 1561.
Noun
skrank n
- a rail, a bar, a fence, a screen, a desk; making two sections of a room (in a church, court of law, or pub)
- ställas inför skranket ― be put on trial; put in the dock
Declension
| nominative | genitive | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | indefinite | skrank | skranks |
| definite | skranket | skrankets | |
| plural | indefinite | skrank | skranks |
| definite | skranken | skrankens |
Related terms
References
- skrank in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- skrank in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
- skrank in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)