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skott.

a tail

5 characters1 syllables approx.Íslenska language

Meaning & usage

noun[ˈskɔht]
  1. a tail

    especially · neuter
  2. 18th century Icelandic women's head wear

    neuter
  3. a trunk, a boot, the luggage storage compartment of a car

    neuter
Where this word comes from

From Old Norse skopt (“lock of hair, hair from the head”) (whence also Nynorsk skoft (“tail [of birds]”)), from Proto-Germanic *skuftą.

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