skrue

From Middle Low German schruve.

skrue m (definite singular skruen, indefinite plural skruer, definite plural skruene)

1. a screw or bolt

   skrue og mutter ― bolt and nut

• bolt
• skru (verb)

• “skrue” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

• skruve (noun)
• skru, skrua, skruva, skruve (verb)

Borrowed from Middle Low German schruve. Compare to Swedish skruv and Danish skrue.

(verb): The verb is derived from the noun.

(weird person): Probably a Calque of English nut

skrue m (definite singular skruen, indefinite plural skruar, definite plural skruane)

1. (hardware) a screw or bolt

   Synonym: bolt

2. a weird person (usually nonoffensive)

skrue (present tense skruar, past tense skrua, past participle skrua, passive infinitive skruast, present participle skruande, imperative skrue/skru)

1. alternative form of skru

• “skrue” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.