skalle

See also: skälle

Danish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /skalə/, [ˈsɡ̊alə]

Etymology 1

From Old Norse skalli.

Noun

skalle c (singular definite skallen, plural indefinite skaller)

1. headbutt

Inflection

Declension of skalle

common gender	Singular		Plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	skalle	skallen	skaller	skallerne
genitive	skalles	skallens	skallers	skallernes

Related terms

• skal (“skull”)

Etymology 2

From Old Norse skalgi.

Noun

skalle c (singular definite skallen, plural indefinite skaller)

1. roach, Rutilus rutilus

Inflection

Declension of skalle

common gender	Singular		Plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	skalle	skallen	skaller	skallerne
genitive	skalles	skallens	skallers	skallernes

Etymology 3

From skal (“shell, rind, skull”).

Verb

skalle (imperative skal, infinitive at skalle, present tense skaller, past tense skallede, perfect tense er/har skallet)

1. to peel
2. to flake

Further reading

• skalle on the Danish Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^da
• “skalle” in Den Danske Ordbog
• “skalle,2” in Den Danske Ordbog
• “skalle,3” in Den Danske Ordbog

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse skalli.

Noun

skalle m (definite singular skallen, indefinite plural skaller, definite plural skallene)

1. (anatomy) a skull, cranium
2. (usually in the plural) nutukas, a type of beak-nosed moccasin made from reindeer skin and worn by the Sami people.

Derived terms

• pappskalle

Related terms

• mokasin (footwear)

References

• “skalle” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse skalli. Akin to English skull.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²skɑlːə/

Noun

skalle m (definite singular skallen, indefinite plural skallar, definite plural skallane)

1. (anatomy) a skull
2. (footwear, usually in the plural) a type of moccasin made from reindeer skin and worn by the Sami people.

Derived terms

• pappskalle

See also

• kommag (footwear)
• mokasin (footwear)

References

• “skalle” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Swedish

skallar

Etymology

From Old Norse skalli.

Pronunciation

• Audio:

  (file)

Noun

skalle c

1. (anatomy) skull
2. head (usually emphasizing the skull in some sense, or mental faculties)

   Synonym: huvud

   få ett slag i skallen

   get hit on the head

3. a head (of a nail, screw, bolt, or similar fastener)

   Synonym: (more common) huvud

Declension

Declension of skalle

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	skalle	skalles
	definite	skallen	skallens
plural	indefinite	skallar	skallars
	definite	skallarna	skallarnas

Derived terms

• dansk skalle
• dumskalle
• dödskalle
• flintskalle
• fårskalle
• klantskalle
• knäppskalle
• luftskalle
• pappskalle
• skallfraktur
• skallig
• skallskada
• skinnskalle
• svartskalle
• tjockskalle
• tjurskalle
• träskalle
• vattenskalle
• vinnarskalle

 

Related terms

• skalla
• skallig

See also

• kranium
• skall

Further reading

• skalle in Svenska Akademiens ordböcker
• Svensk MeSH
• skalle in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)

Anagrams

• Kalles