skakkur

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse skakkr, from Proto-Germanic *skankaz.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈskahkʏr/
    Rhymes: -ahkʏr

Adjective

skakkur (comparative skakkari, superlative skakkastur)

  1. crooked, lopsided
    Skiltið er skakkt.
    The sign is crooked.
  2. wrong
    Ég gaf þeim skakkt svar.
    I gave them the wrong answer.
  3. (slang) high
    Ég varð svo helvíti skakkur síðastu helgi.
    I got so fucking high last weekend.

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