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skær

Pronunciation: /skɛːˀr/

“skær” is a Danish word. Its 12 meanings in English:

noun

  1. gleam, glimmer, glow (a weak light from a celestial body or a light source)
  2. tinge (a tone of a color)
  3. tinge, touch (with a small addition of something)
  4. rock, skerry (a rock in the sea, a little under or above the surface)
  5. danger
  6. cutting edge
  7. plowshare
  8. sawwort (any plant of the genus and the genus Serratula)

adjective

  1. clear, bright (of light or color)
  2. tender (of skin)
  3. pure, spotless
  4. lean (of meat without fat and sinews)

Etymology

From Old Norse skær, a nominalization of the adjective skærr, see below.

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