skava.
to chafe, to rub, to scrape
Meaning & usage
to chafe, to rub, to scrape
Mina skor skaver
den siste bullen, som bakas af det, som skafves från kanterna af baktråg
to not seem right, to be a bother, to gall
Det är nåt som skaver i att de valde en lyxresort för välgörenhetsgalan
Where this word comes from
From Old Swedish skava, from Old Norse skafa, from Proto-Germanic *skabaną, from Proto-Indo-European *skabʰ- (“to scratch”).
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