From Old Danish skortæ, from Old Norse skorta. Cognate with English short.

skorte (imperative skort, infinitive at skorte, present tense skorter, past tense skortede, perfect tense skortet)

1. to lack (something); to be in shortage of something

   det skorter på ideer

   there is a shortage of ideas

• mangle

• “skorte” in Den Danske Ordbog
• “skorte” in Ordbog over det danske Sprog