skjór

See also: skjor

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse skjór, from Proto-Germanic *skaiwarō-, of uncertain ultimate origin. Possibly Proto-Indo-European *kik- (Lithuanian kḗkštas, Greek κίσσα (kíssa), Sanskrit किकिदीवि (kikidīvί, “blue jay”)).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /scouːr/

  Rhymes: -ouːr

Noun

skjór m (genitive singular skjós, nominative plural skjóir)

1. magpie (Pica pica)

References

• Guus Kroonen (2013) “skaiwaro”, in Alexander Lubotsky, editor, Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎^[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 438