# skilja
## Faroese
### Etymology

From Old Norse skilja, from Proto-Germanic *skiljaną, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kelH-.

### Pronunciation

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### Verb

skilja
* to understand
* to divide

#### Conjugation
## Gothic
### Romanization

skilja
* Romanization of 𐍃𐌺𐌹𐌻𐌾𐌰

## Icelandic
### Etymology

From Old Norse skilja, from Proto-Germanic *skiljaną, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kelH-.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈscɪlja/
* Rhymes: -ɪlja

### Verb

skilja (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative skildi, supine skilið)
* to separate [with accusative]
    Synonym: aðskilja
* to understand [with accusative]
    Ég skil ekki.I don't understand.
    Fyrirgefðu, en ég skil ekki frönsku.I'm sorry but I don't understand French.
* (intransitive) to divorce
    Synonym: slíta sambúð

#### Synonyms

* (understand): botna í, sjá, undirstanda (obsolete)

#### Derived terms

* eiga skilinn (“to deserve something”)
* ég skil ekki
* segja skilið við (“to leave something, to put something behind one”)
* skilinn
* skilja að (“to divide in two”)
* skilja á milli (“to distinguish”)
* skilja eftir (“to leave something, to leave something behind”)
* skilja ekkert í (“to be unable to understand something, make no sense of something”)
* skilja frá (“to separate something from something else”)
* skilja hvað klukkan slær
* skilja mjólkina (“to separate milk and cream”)
* skilja sundur (“to take apart”)
* skilja undan (“to make an exception of”)
* skilja við (“to die”)
* skiljast
* skiljast að (“to part, to separate”)
* vera skildir að skiptum (“to have nothing to do with someone from now on”)

### Anagrams

* klisja

## Norwegian Nynorsk
### Etymology 1

From Old Norse skilja, from Proto-Germanic *skiljaną.

#### Alternative forms

* skilje (e-infinitive)

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /²ʃɪlja/, /²sçɪlja/

#### Verb

skilja (present tense skil, past tense skilde, past participle skilt, passive infinitive skiljast, present participle skiljande, imperative skil)
* (transitive) to separate
* (transitive) to divide
* (reflexive) to differ (frå / from)
* (reflexive) to divorce

##### Derived terms

* skiljast

### Etymology 2
#### Noun

skilja n
* definite plural of skilje

### References

* “skilja” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

## Old Norse
### Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *skiljaną (“to separate, limit”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kelH- (“to split, cut”). Compare Old Armenian ցելում (cʻelum). Cognate with Old English scylian, scielian (“to divide, separate”). More at skill.

### Verb

skilja
* to part, divide, separate
* to break off, break up
* to part company, take leave
* to distinguish, discern
* to understand, find out
* to decide, settle
* to set apart, reserve for one

#### Descendants

* Icelandic: skilja
* Faroese: skilja
* Norwegian Nynorsk: skilja
* Old Swedish: skilia
** Swedish: skilja
* Old Danish: skilia
** Danish: skille
*** Norwegian Bokmål: skille

### Further reading

* Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “skilja”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press; also available at the Internet Archive

## Swedish
### Etymology

From Old Swedish skilia, from Old Norse skilja, from Proto-Germanic *skiljaną (“to separate, limit”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kelH- (“to split, cut”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /²ɧɪlja/
* Audio:(file)

### Verb

skilja (present skiljer, preterite skilde or skiljde, supine skilt or skiljt, imperative skilj)
* to separate; to cause to be separate
    skilja agnarna från vetetseparate the wheat from the chaff
* (often with på) to tell apart; to discern, to differentiate
    kunna skilja på höger och vänsterbe able to distinguish between right and left
    kunna skilja höger från vänsterditto
* (often with på or åt) to separate, to distinguish (treat as different)
    skilja på två fenomen / skilja två fenomen åtseparate two phenomena
* (reflexive, sometimes with åt) to differ; to be different
    Äpplen och päron skiljer sig (åt) på så sätt att de är olika frukterApples and pears differ in that they are different fruits
* (reflexive) to divorce; to end one's marriage
    Synonym: skiljas
    De bestämde sig för att skilja sigThey decided to get a divorce

#### Derived terms

* avskilja
* frånskilja
* skilja åt
* skiljaktig
* skillnad
* skilsmässa
* särskilja
* tills döden skiljer oss åt (“till death do us part”)
* urskilja
* åtskilja
* åtskillnad

#### Related terms

* skiljas

### References

* skilja in Svensk ordbok (SO)
* skilja in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
* skilja in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)