skalle

Danish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /skalə/, [ˈsɡ̊alə]

Etymology 1

From Old Norse skalli.

Noun

skalle c (singular definite skallen, plural indefinite skaller)

  1. headbutt
Inflection

Etymology 2

From Old Norse skalgi.

Noun

skalle c (singular definite skallen, plural indefinite skaller)

  1. roach, Rutilus rutilus
Inflection

Etymology 3

From skal (“shell, rind, skull”).

Verb

skalle (imperative skal, infinitive at skalle, present tense skaller, past tense skallede, perfect tense er/har skallet)

  1. to peel
  2. to flake

Further reading

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse skalli

Noun

skalle m (definite singular skallen, indefinite plural skaller, definite plural skallene)

  1. (anatomy) a skull, cranium
  2. (usually plural) a type of moccasin made from reindeer skin and worn by the Sami people.

Derived terms

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse skalli

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /²skɑlːə/

Noun

skalle m (definite singular skallen, indefinite plural skallar, definite plural skallane)

  1. (anatomy) a skull
  2. (usually plural) a type of moccasin made from reindeer skin and worn by the Sami people.

Derived terms

References

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Norse skalli.

Pronunciation

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Noun

skalle c

  1. (colloquial) head (part of the body)
  2. (anatomy) cranium, skull

Declension

Declension of skalle 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative skalle skallen skallar skallarna
Genitive skalles skallens skallars skallarnas

See also

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