skära

Etymology 1
From, from , from , from.

Verb

 * 1) to cut; to perform an incision
 * 2) to cut; to divide something with a knife, etc.
 * 3)  to cut; to make reductions in a budget or the like
 * 4)  to cut oneself; to accidentally or intentionally hurt oneself with a sharp object
 * 5)  to curdle, said of milk, a sauce, etc.
 * 6)  to cut; to intersect; to cross
 * 7)  to purify, to cleanse one's soul
 * 1)  to purify, to cleanse one's soul

Usage notes

 * Highly proscribed forms and  are used colloquially along with the prescribed  and.
 * For cutting with scissors or shears or the like with a snipping motion, is used. Using skära with scissors or shears implies one of the blades is being used like a knife.

Noun

 * 1) sickle