skral

See also: skrål

Norwegian Bokmål

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [skʁɑːl]

Adjective

skral

decrepit
of frail health

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Middle Low German schral.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /skrɑːl/

Adjective

skral (neuter skralt, definite singular and plural skrale, comparative skralare, indefinite superlative skralast, definite superlative skralaste)

bad, poor, dilapidated, ill
Det er ganske skralt med han.
He is in a bad way.

References

“skral” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Swedish

Etymology

Likely from Middle Low German schral or Dutch schraal. Cognate of Norwegian Bokmål skral. Possibly related with skrå (“guild”).

Adjective

skral (comparative skralare, superlative skralast)

meager, scant
Kassan var skral, så han åt mycket potatis
The coffers were running thin, so he ate a lot of potatoes

att vara skral i kassan
to be low on money
bad
ill, unwell

Declension

Inflection of skral
Indefinite	Positive	Comparative	Superlative²
Common singular	skral	skralare	skralast
Neuter singular	skralt	skralare	skralast
Plural	skrala	skralare	skralast
Masculine plural³	skrale	skralare	skralast
Definite	Positive	Comparative	Superlative
Masculine singular¹	skrale	skralare	skralaste
All	skrala	skralare	skralaste
1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine. 2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative. 3) Dated or archaic

References

skral in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
skral in Svensk ordbok (SO)
skral in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
skral in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)

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