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  2. History of skiing - Wikipedia

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    The word ski comes from the Old Norse word skíð which means "cleft wood", "stick of wood" or "ski". [3] In Old Norse common phrases describing skiing were fara á skíðum (to travel, move fast on skis), renna (to move swiftly) and skríða á skíðum (to stride on skis). [4] Modern Norwegian and Swedish, however, do not form a verb from the ...

  3. Ski - Wikipedia

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    The word ski comes from the Old Norse word skíð which means "cleft wood", [1] "stick of wood" or "ski". [2] In Old Norse common phrases describing skiing were fara á skíðum (to travel, move fast on skis), renna (to move swiftly) and skríða á skíðum (to stride on skis). [3] In Norwegian this word is usually pronounced .

  4. Skiing - Wikipedia

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    The word "ski" comes from the Old Norse word "skíð" which means to "split piece of wood or firewood". [6] Asymmetrical skis were used in northern Finland and Sweden until at least the late 19th century. On one foot, the skier wore a long straight non-arching ski for sliding, and a shorter ski was worn on the other foot for kicking.

  5. List of family name affixes - Wikipedia

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    -ski (Polish, Belarusian, Macedonian, Bulgarian, Sorbian, Croatian. Also Russian but more often transliterated as - sky ), "originating from", "estate of" [ citation needed ] - ska (Polish, Belarusian, Ukrainian, Macedonian, Bulgarian, Sorbian, Croatian) Feminine equivalent of - ski [ citation needed ]

  6. Alpine skiing - Wikipedia

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    The word ski is related to the Old Norse word skíð, which means "split piece of wood or firewood." [5] Skis were first invented to cross wetlands and marshes in the winter when they froze over. Skiing was an integral part of transportation in colder countries for thousands of years. In the 1760s, skiing was recorded as being used in military ...

  7. California ski resort changes name to remove offensive word - AOL

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    A popular California ski resort whose name included a derogatory term for Native American women changed its name to Palisades Tahoe Monday. Resort officials had begun searching for a new name last ...

  8. 'Skibidi Toilet' might be made into a movie. Yes, really ...

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    Skibidi and skibidi toilet teen slang: All about the meaning and definition of the slang phrase. Everything you need to know and more than we wish we knew. 'Skibidi Toilet' might be made into a movie.

  9. Cross-country skiing - Wikipedia

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    The word ski comes from the Old Norse word skíð which means "cleft wood", "stick of wood" or "ski". [22] Norwegian language does not use a verb-form equivalent in idiomatic speech, unlike English "to ski". [23] [24] In modern Norwegian, a variety of terms refer to cross-country skiing, including: [25] [26] [27]