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skalla

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See also: skälla

Icelandic

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Pronunciation

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Verb

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skalla (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative skallaði, supine skallað)

  1. to headbutt, butt
  2. (soccer) to head (the ball)
    Framherjinn skallaði boltann í netið.
    The striker headed the ball into the net.

Conjugation

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Norwegian Bokmål

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Alternative forms

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Noun

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skalla n

  1. definite plural of skall

Swedish

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Etymology 1

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By surface analysis, skall +‎ -a. Compare Dutch and German schallen. First attested in 1682. Doublet of skallra.

Verb

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skalla (present skallar, preterite skallade, supine skallat, imperative skalla)

  1. blast, ring out, resound (of sounds)
Conjugation
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Conjugation of skalla (weak)
active passive
infinitive skalla skallas
supine skallat skallats
imperative skalla
imper. plural1 skallen
present past present past
indicative skallar skallade skallas skallades
ind. plural1 skalla skallade skallas skallades
subjunctive2 skalle skallade skalles skallades
present participle skallande
past participle skallad

1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Etymology 2

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From skalle +‎ -a. First attested in 1913.

Verb

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skalla (present skallar, preterite skallade, supine skallat, imperative skalla)

  1. headbutt
Conjugation
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Conjugation of skalla (weak)
active passive
infinitive skalla skallas
supine skallat skallats
imperative skalla
imper. plural1 skallen
present past present past
indicative skallar skallade skallas skallades
ind. plural1 skalla skallade skallas skallades
subjunctive2 skalle skallade skalles skallades
present participle skallande
past participle skallad

1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

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