skäkta

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Swedish

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Etymology 1

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Inherited from Old Swedish skäkta, from Middle Low German schecht, from schacht (shaft). Doublet of schakt and skaft.

Noun

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skäkta c

  1. (historical) bolt, quarrel (arrow for a crossbow)
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Etymology 2

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Borrowed from German schächten, from Hebrew שָׁחַט (šāḥaṭ).

Verb

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skäkta (present skäktar, preterite skäktade, supine skäktat, imperative skäkta)

  1. (Judaism) slaughter in a kosher manner
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Etymology 3

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Likely a variant of skaka (shake).

Verb

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skäkta (present skäktar, preterite skäktade, supine skäktat, imperative skäkta)

  1. scutch (separate the woody fibre from flax by beating)
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Noun

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skäkta c

  1. scutch (tool used for separating the woody fibre from flax)
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