skugge

Norwegian Nynorsk

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /²skʉɡːə/

Etymology 1

From Old Norse skuggi.

Alternative forms

skygge

Noun

skugge m (definite singular skuggen, indefinite plural skuggar, definite plural skuggane)

a shadow
Trea kasta stutte skuggar på bakken.
The trees cast short shadows on the ground.

Etymology 2

Alternative forms

skugga (a infinitive)

Verb

skugge (present tense skuggar, past tense skugga, past participle skugga, passive infinitive skuggast, present participle skuggande, imperative skugg/skugge)

to shadow (the act of casting a shadow), to shade
Månen skuggar for sola under ei solformørking.
The Moon shadows the Sun during a solar eclipse.
to shadow (to keep under surveillance)

Synonyms

(to keep under surveillance): skyggja, skyggje
(to keep under surveillance): skygga, skygge

References

“skugge” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

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