This is the 12388th most frequent Swedish word.
skar
"Skär" in English means "rocky islet" or "small bare rock in the sea."
The word 'skar' is the past tense form of the verb 'skära,' which means 'to cut'. It demonstrates physical cutting.
Han skar brödet med en vass kniv.
He cut the bread with a sharp knife.
The word 'skar' is used figuratively here to describe the splitting or cracking of ice.
Isen skar sig när temperaturen steg.
The ice cracked when the temperature rose.
The word 'skar' is combined with 'sig' to form a reflexive verb, meaning 'cut oneself'.