skjerd

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Norwegian Nynorsk

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Etymology

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Related to obsolete Norwegian Bokmål vannskjær m. Probably related to dialectal Norwegian Nynorsk skjerel m and Jamtish tjervel m. Also may be related to English shrew.

Noun

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skjerd m (definite singular skjerden, indefinite plural skjerdar, definite plural skjerdane)

  1. a shrew
    Synonym: spissmus