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skare

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See also: skäre, skåre, skære, and škare

Afrikaans

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Etymology

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From Dutch schare, from Middle Dutch schare, from Old Dutch skara, from Proto-Germanic *skarō.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈskɑː.rə/, [skɑːɾə]
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Noun

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skare (plural skares)

  1. crowd

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Danish

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Etymology

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From Old Norse skari, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *skarō.

Noun

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skare

  1. a host, a crowd; a large number of people

Declension

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Norwegian Nynorsk

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Etymology 1

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From Old Norse skari, from Middle Low German schāre, from Old Saxon scara, from Proto-Germanic *skarō. Akin to English share. Doublet of skar (Etymology 4).

Noun

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skare m (definite singular skaren, indefinite plural skarar, definite plural skarane)

  1. a host, crowd

Verb

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skare (present tense skarar, past tense skara, past participle skara, passive infinitive skarast, present participle skarande, imperative skare/skar)

  1. (intransitive) to crowd
  2. (intransitive) to go, walk, march together as a crowd
Usage notes
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  • This is a split infinitive verb.
Alternative forms
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  • skara (a- and split infinitives)
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Etymology 2

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Norwegian Nynorsk Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia nn
snø med skare

Related to skjera (to cut).

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Noun

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skare m (definite singular skaren, indefinite plural skarar, definite plural skarane)

  1. a hard and rough crust as top layer of snow
  2. (uncountable) snow with such a crust

Etymology 3

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From Old Norse skara, from skǫr f whence modern Norwegian Nynorsk skar n (Etymology 4).

Alternative forms

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  • skara (a- and split infinitives)

Verb

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skare (present tense skarar, past tense skara, past participle skara, passive infinitive skarast, present participle skarande, imperative skare/skar)

  1. (transitive) to put or place in a dense row or crowd
  2. (transitive, intransitive) to dig in, gather and drop ashes upon the embers in a fireplace

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Swedish

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Noun

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skare c

  1. a hard, icy surface on a snow cover

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