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skaut.

lap

5 characters1 syllables approx.Íslenska language

Meaning & usage

noun[ˈskœiːt]
  1. lap

    neuter
  2. headdress, hood

    neuter
  3. electrode

    neuter
Where this word comes from

From Old Norse skaut (“corner of a square cloth; corner of a sail or sheet; flap, skirt of a cloak; lap; a square piece of a cloth, kerchief”), akin to Gothic 𐍃𐌺𐌰𐌿𐍄𐍃 (skauts, “projecting edge, fringe”), German Schoß.

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