English edit

Etymology edit

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Proper noun edit

Schell

  1. A surname.

Hunsrik edit

Pronunciation edit

Etymology 1 edit

From Old High German skella.

Noun edit

Schell f (plural Schelle)

  1. bell
    Heerst-du dem Bellsnickel sein Schell?
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Etymology 2 edit

Noun edit

Schell m

  1. plural of Schall

Further reading edit

Luxembourgish edit

Etymology edit

From Old High German skella; cognate with German Schelle, Dutch schel. Related to schalen (to resound, to echo).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

Schell f (plural Schellen)

  1. (small) bell

Synonyms edit

Plautdietsch edit

Noun edit

Schell f (plural --)

  1. scolding, reprimand

Rhine Franconian edit

Etymology edit

From Middle High German schelle, from Old High German scella (little bell), related to scellan (to ring, sound), from Proto-Germanic *skellan- and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *kelh₁- (to shout, call).

Noun edit

Schell ?

  1. (Palatine) bell