skemmta

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Icelandic[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From either Proto-Germanic *skammatjaną or Proto-Germanic *skammitōną. Cognate with Faroese skemta, Norwegian Nynorsk skjemta, Swedish skämta, and Danish skæmte.

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Verb[edit]

skemmta (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative skemmti, supine skemmt)

  1. (transitive, governs the dative) to entertain, amuse
    Skemmtu þér vel!
    Have a good time.

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