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skeina.

scratch

6 characters2 syllables approx.Íslenska language

Meaning & usage

noun[ˈsceiːna]

  1. scratch

    feminine
    Þetta er bara skeina.
Where this word comes from

From Old Norse skeina, from Proto-Germanic *skainō (“skin wound, scratch”).

verb[ˈsceiːna]

  1. to wipe

    weak
Where this word comes from

From Old Norse skeina (“to wipe”).

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