skeiv

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Norwegian Nynorsk skeiv, from Old Norse skeifr.

Adjective

skeiv (masculine and feminine skeiv, neuter skeivt, definite singular and plural skeive, comparative skeivere, indefinite superlative skeivest, definite superlative skeiveste)

1. alternative form of skjev
2. queer (not heterosexual)

References

• “skeiv” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

• skeiv’u, skeiv’e (dialectal)

Etymology

From Old Norse skeifr, from Proto-Germanic *skaibaz (“crooked”), of disputed ultimate origin. Perhaps from the same source as Proto-Germanic *skeuhaz (“frightened, shy”). Another possibility is Proto-Indo-European *skeh₂iwos, the source of Latin scaevus (“on the left side”).

Cognates include Faroese skeivur, Icelandic skeifur, Swedish skev (< Old Swedish skēver), Danish skæv (> Norwegian Bokmål skjev), Middle Low German schêf, German schief, Dutch scheef, Old English *sc(e)āf (in scāffōt). See also English skew.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃɛɪːv/, [ʃɛ̝ɪ̯ːʋ], /sçɛɪːv/, [sçɛ̝ɪ̯ːʋ], [sc͡çɛ̝ɪ̯ːʋ]

Adjective

skeiv (comparative skeivare, superlative skeivast)

1. slanting, crooked, askew, oblique (not straight)

   Hylla er skeiv.

   The shelf is crooked.

2. skewed

   Han gav ei skeiv framstilling.

   He gave a skewed presentation.

3. queer (not heterosexual)

Declension

Declension of skeiv

comparative	skeivare
superlative	skeivast
singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative-accusative	skeiv, skeiver1	skeiv	skeivt
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative-accusative	skeive	skeive, skeiva1	skeive

¹: Pre-1901 or dialectal.

References

• “skeiv” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
• “skeiv” in Ivar Aasen (1873) Norsk Ordbog med dansk Forklaring