See also: skälla

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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.

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skalla n

  1. definite plural of skall

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Etymology 1 edit

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

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

  1. blast, ring out, resound (of sounds)
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Etymology 2 edit

From skalle +‎ -a. First attested in 1913.

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

  1. headbutt
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