skule
Danish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
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[edit]
skule
References[edit]
- ^ “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[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Possibly from Middle Low German schulen
Verb[edit]
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[edit]
- “skule” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
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[edit]
- skole (also Bokmål)
Noun[edit]
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[edit]
Etymology 2[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Verb[edit]
skule (present tense skuler, past tense skulte, past participle skult, passive infinitive skulast, present participle skulande, imperative skul)
Etymology 3[edit]
Verb[edit]
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)
References[edit]
- “skule” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Swahili[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
skule (n class, plural skule)
- Alternative form of shule
- Danish terms derived from Middle Dutch
- Danish terms derived from Proto-Germanic
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- Norwegian Bokmål terms derived from Middle Low German
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- Norwegian Nynorsk terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Norwegian Nynorsk terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *seǵʰ-
- Norwegian Nynorsk terms inherited from Old Norse
- Norwegian Nynorsk terms derived from Old Norse
- Norwegian Nynorsk terms derived from Ancient Greek
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- Swahili terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Swahili terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *seǵʰ-
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