-sk meaning in English
| Norwegian | English |
|---|---|
| -sk | -ish(appended to roots denoting names of nations or regions) |
| (Bokmål) -skap {m} {n} | -ship(Property or state of being) |
| (Bokmål) -skop {n} | -scope(suffix to name viewing instruments) |
| (Bokmål) beskjeden, sky, forlegen, unnselig adjective | bashful(inclined to avoid notice) |
| (Bokmål) brent barn skyr ilden phrase | a burnt child dreads the fire(a person that has been harmed by the danger becomes more cautious about it) |
| (Bokmål) bruk, skikk noun {m} | custom [customs](frequent repetition of the same act) |
| (Bokmål) brå, skarp adjective | abrupt [abrupter, abruptest](curt in manner) |
| (Bokmål) dadlende, klandrende, kritiserende, lastende, skjellende adjective | vituperative(marked by harsh spoken or written abuse; abusive, often with ranting or railing) |
| (Bokmål) Den skotske kirke proper noun {f} | Church of Scotland(national Presbyterian church of Scotland) |
| (Bokmål) Det skjeve tårn i Pisa proper noun {n}, Det Skjeve tårnet i PiSa {n} | Leaning Tower of Pisa(the leaning bell tower in the Italian town of Pisa) |
| (Bokmål) dreven, kvikk, skarpsindig, listig, slu adjective | astute(Quick at seeing how to gain advantage) |
| (Bokmål) droppe, skulke verb | skip [skipped, skipping, skips](not to attend) |
| (Bokmål) euroskeptisk, EU-skeptisk adjective | Eurosceptic(of or pertaining to Eurosceptics or Euroscepticism) |
| (Bokmål) for den saks skyld preposition | for that matter(as far as that is concerned) |
| (Bokmål) for godt måls skyld preposition | for good measure(in excess of the required minimum) |
| (Bokmål) for Guds skyld, Gudskjelov interjection | for God's sake(exclamation of anger, surprise, or impatience) |
| (Bokmål) forsømmelig, skjødesløs adjective | neglectful(tending to neglect) |
| (Bokmål) giftig, skadelig adjective | poisonous(containing sufficient poison to be dangerous) |
| (Bokmål) gjemme, skjule, fortie, dekke over, stikke under stol verb | conceal [concealed, concealing, conceals](to hide something) |
| (Bokmål) gå for, skulle phrase | be supposed to(Believed to) |
| (Bokmål) gå på ski verb | ski [skied, skiing, skis](move on skis) |
| (Bokmål) hende, skje, bli noe av verb | come to pass(to happen, to occur) |
| (Bokmål) hevet skrift noun | superscript [superscripts](a type of lettering form) |
| (Bokmål) hurtigløp på skøyter noun | speed skating(The sport of racing around an oval course on ice skates) |
| (Bokmål) hva skjer? phrase | what's up(How are you?) |
| (Bokmål) hvis jeg skal være ærlig, viss jeg skal være ærlig phrase | if I'm honest(if-claused "to be honest") |
| (Bokmål) i smug, i skjul, i løyndom adverb | surreptitiously(in a surreptitious manner) |
| (Bokmål) ikke se skogen for bare trær verb | see the forest for the trees(to be overwhelmed by detail to the point where it obscures the overall situation) |
| (Bokmål) ikke skyldig noun | not guiltynoun |
| (Bokmål) irettesette, skjenne verb | lecture [lectured, lecturing, lectures](to berate, to scold) |
| (Bokmål) klore, skrape, kløne verb | scratch [scratched, scratching, scratches](dig or scrape with claws or fingernails with the intention to injure) |
| (Bokmål) Kongeriket Skottland proper noun {n} | Kingdom of Scotlandproper noun |
| (Bokmål) kutte, skjære verb | gash [gashed, gashing, gashes](to slash) |
| (Bokmål) man kan ikke dømme boken etter omslaget, man skal aldri skue hunden på hårene phrase | you can't judge a book by its cover(it is not possible to judge things by external appearances alone) |
| (Bokmål) moden, skjær adjective | ripe [riper, ripest](ready for reaping or gathering, of fruits and seeds) |
| (Bokmål) motsi, gjøre til skamme verb | belie [belied, belying, belies](to contradict or show to be false) |
| (Bokmål) måking, skuffing, graving noun | shovellingnoun |
| (Bokmål) møte sin skaper verb | meet one's maker(die, pass into the afterlife) |
| (Bokmål) oppgi, skrinlegge verb | abandon [abandoned, abandoning, abandons](to give up control of, surrender) |
| (Bokmål) prate dritt, preike skit verb | shoot one's mouth off(make reckless or exaggerated statements) |
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