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skuffe.

shovel

6 characters2 syllables approx.Norsk bokmål language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈskufə//ˈskʉfə/
  1. shovel

    feminine · masculine
  2. bucket

    feminine · masculine
  3. alternative form of skuff (“drawer”)

    alt-of · alternative · feminine · masculine
Where this word comes from

From Middle Low German schûf (“slider, shiftable element”, modern also “drawer”), deverbal from schûven (see etymology 2 below). In the sense of “shovel” probably influenced by related Middle Low German schuffel, schüffel (“shovel”). Compare skovl and skyffel.

verb/ˈskufə//ˈskʉfə/
  1. to disappoint (someone)

Where this word comes from

From Middle Low German schōven (“to cheat, swindle”), usually derived from schōve (“scale of a fish”), with the notion of “to scale off”, hence “to denude, deprive”. Compare dated German beschuppen in the same sense.

verb/ˈskufə//ˈskʉfə/
  1. to shovel (something)

Where this word comes from

Either denominal from etymology 1 or directly from the underlying Middle Low German schûven (“to push”), from Proto-Germanic *skeubaną.

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