overwordExplorer
ICELANDIC · A WORD WITH POSSIBILITIES

skekkja.

to skew

7 characters2 syllables approx.Íslenska language

Meaning & usage

verb[ˈscɛhca]

  1. to skew

    weak
Where this word comes from

From Old Norse skekkja (“to skew; displace”), from Proto-Germanic *skankijaną. Doublet of skenkja. Related to Icelandic skakkur (“skewed”).

noun[ˈscɛhca]

  1. obliquity

    feminine

  2. error, deviation

    feminine
Where this word comes from

From Old Norse skekkja (“to skew; displace”), from Proto-Germanic *skankijaną. Doublet of skenkja. Related to Icelandic skakkur (“skewed”).

FROM WORD TO NAME

Try it on your idea.

skekkja has 7 characters. Say it out loud, try it alongside a description of your project, and see whether its meaning fits what you want to create.

skekkja studioskekkja workshello, skekkja

These are naming prompts. Meanings and pronunciation can vary; existing brand and domain uses have not been checked.

Explore the name generator

A word with a source.

Definitions, grammatical labels, IPA, etymology and examples: Wiktionary contributors, extracted by Kaikki / Wiktextract. Adapted under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected fields and authored examples are shown; third-party quotations and audio are omitted. See contributor history.

Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.