UrsprungUltimately from Proto-Germanic *skankô, whence English shank and Norwegian Nynorsk skank. First attested in 1635. The noun is based on an older adjective (now obsolete) skank, skink (limping, lame on one leg).
- common-gendera leg (human or animal)
“rör på skankarna!” — move your legs! (walk on, keep moving)
Formerskank(indefinite, nominative, singular) · skanks(genitive, indefinite, singular) · skanken(definite, nominative, singular) · skankens(definite, genitive, singular) · skankar(indefinite, nominative, plural) · skankars(genitive, indefinite, plural) · skankarna(definite, nominative, plural) · skankarnas(definite, genitive, plural) · skånk(alternative)