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NORWEGIAN BOKMÅL · A WORD WITH POSSIBILITIES

sky.

shy

3 characters1 syllables approx.Norsk bokmål language

Meaning & usage

adj

  1. shy

Where this word comes from

From Middle Low German schuwe.

noun

  1. cloud

    feminine · masculine
    Det er mange skyer på himmelen.
Where this word comes from

From Old Norse ský, from Proto-Germanic *skiwją (“cloud, cloud cover”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kewH- (“to cover, conceal”).

verb

  1. To avoid, shun.

Where this word comes from

Possibly from Middle Low German schuwen

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