skele

See also: šķēle

Danish

Etymology

Borrwoed from Middle Low German schelen, from Proto-Germanic *skilhijaną (“to squint”), cf. also German schielen. Derived from the adjective Proto-Germanic *skelhaz, *skelgaz (“wry, oblique”), cf. Old Norse skjalgr (“squinty”), German scheel (“squinty”).

Pronunciation

IPA(key): [ˈsɡ̊eːlə]

Verb

skele (imperative skel, infinitive at skele, present tense skeler, past tense skelede, perfect tense har skelet))

  1. to squint
  2. (figuratively) have an eye to (e.g. one's own interest)

References

“skele” in Den Danske Ordbog

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