skule
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]
References
- “skule” in Den Danske Ordbog
- Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “scowl”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.
- 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)
- to stare at someone or something with a look of displeasure or anger; to frown
References
- “skule” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
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
- skole (also Bokmål)
Noun
skule m (definite singular skulen, indefinite plural skular, definite plural skulane)
- 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)
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)
- (pre-1987) alternative form of skulle
References
- “skule” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Swahili
Pronunciation
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