skral

See also: skrål

Norwegian Bokmål

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [skʁɑːl]

Adjective

skral

1. decrepit
2. of frail health

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Middle Low German schral.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /skrɑːl/

Adjective

skral (neuter skralt, definite singular and plural skrale, comparative skralare, indefinite superlative skralast, definite superlative skralaste)

1. bad, poor, dilapidated, ill

   Det er ganske skralt med han.

   He is in a bad way.

References

• “skral” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Swedish

Etymology

Likely from Middle Low German schral or Dutch schraal. Cognate of Norwegian Bokmål skral. Possibly related with skrå (“guild”).

Adjective

skral (comparative skralare, superlative skralast)

1. meager, scant

   Kassan var skral, så han åt mycket potatis

   The coffers were running thin, so he ate a lot of potatoes

   att vara skral i kassan

   to be low on money

2. bad
3. ill, unwell

Declension

Inflection of skral

Indefinite	positive	comparative	superlative1
common singular	skral	skralare	skralast
neuter singular	skralt	skralare	skralast
plural	skrala	skralare	skralast
masculine plural2	skrale	skralare	skralast
Definite	positive	comparative	superlative
masculine singular3	skrale	skralare	skralaste
all	skrala	skralare	skralaste

¹ The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.
² Dated or archaic.
³ Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.

References

• skral in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• skral in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• skral in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
• skral in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)