duskål

See also: dúskál

Swedish

Alternative forms

• du-skål

Etymology

From du (“you”) +‎ skål (“toast”), from addressing each other with "du" or the like instead of formal titles.

Noun

duskål c

1. (historical) (alcohol drunk during) a toast to mark a mutual agreement to dispense with formal titles

   Synonym: (between men) brorskål

   dricka duskål med någon

   drink you-toast with someone

2. (obsolete, humorous, in "dricka duskål / brorskål med abborrarna" (drink you-toast / brother-toast with the perch(es))) to drown

Usage notes

See the Wikipedia article on du-reformen for context.

Declension

Declension of duskål

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	duskål	duskåls
	definite	duskålen	duskålens
plural	indefinite	duskålar	duskålars
	definite	duskålarna	duskålarnas

References

• duskål in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• duskål in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• duskål in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)