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skafa.

to scrape, to scratch off

5 characters2 syllables approx.Íslenska language

Meaning & usage

verb[ˈskaːva]
  1. to scrape, to scratch off

    strong · verb · weak
  2. to pare

    strong · verb · weak
  3. to drift

    impersonal · strong · verb · weak
Where this word comes from

From Old Norse skafa, from Proto-Germanic *skabaną, from Proto-Indo-European *skabʰ- (“to scratch”).

noun[ˈskaːva]
  1. scraper

    feminine
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