skygge.
shadow
Meaning & usage
shadow
shade
Where this word comes from
From Old Danish skuggæ, skyggi, from Old Norse skuggi, from Proto-Germanic *skuwwô (“shadow, reflection”). The Danish noun has taken over the vowel from the verb, see below.
to block the light, casting something into darkness
to block someone's line of vision
to shadow, to covertly follow
Where this word comes from
From Old Norse skyggja, derived from the noun skuggi.
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