skule

See also: skulę

Danish

Etymology

Influenced by skjule (to conceal, hide, stare to the side), perhaps ultimately from Middle Dutch schulen (to hide, take shelter).[1] Or, from Proto-Germanic *skelhaz (squint-eyed), related to Old English sceolh (squinting), Old Norse skjalgr (squinting, askew).[2][3]

Verb

skule

  1. scowl, have an angry expression

References

  1. skule” in Den Danske Ordbog
  2. Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “scowl”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.
  3. Oxford English Dictionary, 1884–1928, and First Supplement, 1933.

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

Possibly from Middle Low German schulen

Verb

skule (present tense skuler, simple past skulte, past participle skult)

  1. to stare at someone or something with a look of displeasure or anger; to frown

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /²skʉːlə/

Etymology 1

From Old Norse skóli, ultimately from Ancient Greek σχολή (skholḗ, spare time, leisure), from Proto-Indo-European *seǵʰ- (to hold, have, possess). Akin to English school.

Alternative forms

Noun

skule m (definite singular skulen, indefinite plural skular, definite plural skulane)

  1. school
    Skal du på skulen i dag?
    Are you going to school today?
Derived terms

Alternative forms

Verb

skule (present tense skuler, past tense skulte, past participle skult, passive infinitive skulast, present participle skulande, imperative skul)

  1. to scowl; stare at someone or something with a look of displeasure or anger; to frown

Verb

skule (present tense skal, past tense skulle, past participle skula or skulla)
Before 1959: skule (present tense skal, past tense skulle, past participle skula)
Before 1938: skule (present tense skal, past tense skulde, past participle skula)

  1. (pre-1987) alternative form of skulle

References

Swahili

Etymology

Borrowed from English school.

Pronunciation

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Noun

skule (n class, plural skule)

  1. Alternative form of shule
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