Icelandic

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Etymology

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From Old Norse skipti.

Noun

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skipti n (genitive singular skiptis, nominative plural skipti)

  1. a change, an exchange
  2. a change
    Slæm skipti.
    A change for the worse.
  3. time, as in occurrence
    Synonyms: sinn, sinni
    Mér gengur betur í þetta skipti.
    I'll do better this time.
    Þú vinnur í hvert skipti!
    You win every time!
  4. division

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Further reading

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Old Norse

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Etymology

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From skipta (to change), from earlier Proto-Germanic *skiftijaną (to put in order, arrange).

Noun

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skipti n (genitive skiptis)

  1. division, distribution sharing
  2. change
  3. shift
  4. (plural only) dealings, transactions, disputes, fights

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Descendants

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  • Icelandic: skipti
  • Swedish: skifte

References

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  • skipti”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press
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