skulke

Danish

Etymology

Old Danish skulkæ, from Middle Low German schulken (to stay hidden; to lie in wait).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈsɡulɡə]

Verb

skulke (imperative skulk, infinitive at skulke, present tense skulker, past tense skulkede, perfect tense skulket)

  1. (archaic) to play truant, be absent from school or work without a valid reason
    Synonym: pjække

Conjugation

Conjugation of skulke
active passive
present skulker skulkes
past skulkede skulkedes
infinitive skulke skulkes
imperative skulk
participle
present skulkende
past skulket
(auxiliary verb have)
gerund skulken
  • skulkeri

References

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

Probably from Middle Low German schulken (to stay hidden; to lie in wait).

Verb

skulke (present tense skulker, past tense skulka or skulket, past participle skulka or skulket)

  1. to play truant, be absent from school or work without a valid reason

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Verb

skulke (present tense skulkar, past tense skulka, past participle skulka, passive infinitive skulkast, present participle skulkande, imperative skulke/skulk)

  1. alternative form of skulka