skule
Danish
Etymology
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]
References
- “skule” in Den Danske Ordbog
- Douglas Harper (2001–2023), “scowl”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.
- Oxford English Dictionary, 1884–1928, and First Supplement, 1933.
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
Possibly from Middle Low German schulen
Norwegian Nynorsk
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /²skʉːlə/
Etymology 1
From Old Norse skóli, ultimately from Ancient Greek σχολεῖον (skholeîon), from σχολή (skholḗ, “spare time, leisure; conversations and the knowledge gained through them during free time; the places where these conversations took place”), from Proto-Indo-European *seǵʰ- (“to hold, have, possess”). Akin to English school.
Alternative forms
- skole (also Bokmål)
Noun
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
Alternative forms
Verb
skule (present tense skuler, past tense skulte, past participle skult, passive infinitive skulast, present participle skulande, imperative skul)
Swahili
Pronunciation
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