skaffa

• skaffe

From Middle Low German schaffen, compare with German schaffen.

• IPA^(key): /²skɑfːɑ/

skaffa (present tense skaffar, past tense skaffa, past participle skaffa, passive infinitive skaffast, present participle skaffande, imperative skaffa/skaff)

1. to get, acquire, procure

   Kan du reisa til byen og skaffa meg noko fint å ha på meg til festen?

   Can you go to town and get me something nice to wear for the party?

• “skaffa” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

From Old Swedish skaffa, from Middle High German schaffen, from Old High German scaffan (from scepfen, from Proto-West Germanic *skappjan. Cognate with Old Swedish skepja (see Swedish skapa)).

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skaffa (present skaffar, preterite skaffade, supine skaffat, imperative skaffa)

1. to get, to acquire, to procure

   skaffa ny dator

   get a new computer

   skaffa en tatuering

   get a tattoo

   skaffa fram uppgifter

   obtain information

2. to deal with (someone or something)

   Synonym: befatta sig

   Jag vill inte ha med honom att skaffa

   I want nothing to do with him

   Han ska få med mig att skaffa

   He will have to deal with me

3. (nautical) to eat

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