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skyts.

guns, artillery

5 characters1 syllables approx.Dansk language

Meaning & usage

noun/skøts/[ˈsɡ̊ød̥s]
  1. guns, artillery

    neuter · no-plural
  2. artillery (arguments in a debate)

    figuratively · neuter · no-plural
Where this word comes from

From Middle Low German (ge)schutte, from Proto-Germanic *gaskutją. Cognate with German Geschütz (“gun”), Dutch geschut (“artillery”). A collective from the noun *skutiz (“shot”), which is a verbal noun from *skeutaną. The modern Danish form is influenced by the Standard German cognate.

noun/skøts/[ˈsɡ̊ød̥s]
  1. protection, defence

    archaic · common-gender · no-plural
Where this word comes from

Older skyt. From Middle Low German schut(te). Compare German Schutz.

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