ske

• IPA^(key): /ske/, [sɡ̊eːˀ]

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• Rhymes: -eːˀ

Borrowed from Middle Low German schên, cognate with German geschehen, Dutch geschieden, Limburgish sji-jje and Norwegian skje.

ske (imperative ske, infinitive at ske, present tense sker, past tense skete, perfect tense er sket)

1. be
2. happen, occur
3. take place
4. come about
5. be done, be made

• → Faroese: ske
• → Icelandic: ske

From Old Norse skeið (“(war) ship; sheath; reed, sley”), cognate with Norwegian skje, Swedish sked, German Scheide and Gothic 𐍃𐌺𐌰𐌹𐌳𐌰𐌽 (skaidan).

ske c (singular definite skeen, plural indefinite skeer)

1. spoon
2. ladle
3. trowel

From Danish ske, from Middle Low German schên.

• IPA^(key): /ʃeː/, /skeː/
• Rhymes: -eː

ske (third person singular past indicative skeddi, third person plural past indicative skett, supine skett)

1. (archaic, colloquial) to happen, occur

• (occur): henda

From Danish ske, from Middle Low German schên

• IPA^(key): /scɛː/
• Rhymes: -ɛː

ske (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative skeði, supine skeð)

1. to happen, occur

   Hvernig getur svona skeð?

   How can something like this happen?

• (occur): eiga sér stað, gerast, henda

From Old Swedish ske, from Middle Low German schên. Cognate with Danish ske, Norwegian skje, German geschehen, Dutch geschieden, Limburgish sji-jje.

• IPA^(key): /ɧeː/

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• Rhymes: -eː

ske

1. to happen; in particular what happens during some extended period of time

• hända

• det som sker, det sker