skåne

== Danish == === Etymology === From Middle Low German schōnen, from Proto-Germanic *skaunijaną, derived from *skauniz (“beautiful”). Cognate with German schonen. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /skɔːnə/, [ˈsɡ̊ɔːnə] === Verb === skåne (imperative skån, infinitive at skåne, present tense skåner, past tense skånede, perfect tense skånet) to spare (to show mercy) to take care of, be careful of ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== skånsom (“careful, gentle”) === References === “skåne” in Den Danske Ordbog “skåne” in Ordbog over det danske Sprog == Norwegian Nynorsk == === Alternative forms === skåna (a-infinitive) (non-standard since 1917) skona === Etymology === From Middle Low German schōnen. === Verb === skåne (present tense skånar, past tense skåna, past participle skåna, passive infinitive skånast, present participle skånande, imperative skåne/skån) to spare, show mercy === References === “skåne” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.