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skott

Pronunciation: /skɔtː/

“skott” is a Norwegian Bokmål word. Its 7 meanings in English:

noun

  1. the bow or stern end or compartment of a boat or other vessel
  2. a bulkhead; an internal partition wall in a vessel
  3. a division, partition or barrier
  4. a sudden illness believed to have been caused by supernatural beings or witchcraft
  5. a chute or run used for moving timber downhill
  6. the edging or selvage of a fishing net
  7. a lean-to, shed, porch or similar structure with thin board walls

Etymology

Inherited from Old Norse skutr (“bow or stern end of a vessel”), from Proto-Germanic *skutiz (“shooting, shot”), from the same root as *skeutaną (“to shoot”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kewd- (“to shoot, chase”). Compare Norwegian Nynorsk skut and Icelandic skutur (“bow or stern end of a vessel”).

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