scolu

Old English

Alternative forms

• sċeolu

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *skolu, from Proto-Germanic *skulō (“crowd”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kelH-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʃo.lu/

Noun

sċolu f

1. a troop or band of people
2. host, division of an army
3. multitude
4. (of fish) shoal, school

Declension

Declension of scolu (strong ō-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	sċolu	sċola, sċole
accusative	sċole	sċola, sċole
genitive	sċole	sċola
dative	sċole	sċolum

Descendants

• Middle English: *schole
  • English: shoal
  • Scots: schole