skol

English

Etymology

From Danish skaal, Norwegian skaal, Swedish skål.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /skɒl/

Interjection

skol

1. (originally and chiefly Scotland) A drinking-toast; cheers.
   • 1990, Alasdair Gray, ‘A Free Man with a Pipe’, Canongate 2012 (Every Short Story 1951-2012), p. 490:

     Again they notice he has impressed her and again he grows more cheerful, clinking his glass against hers and saying ‘Skol!’

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Breton

Etymology

From Latin schola.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈskoːl/

Noun

skol f

1. school

Derived terms

• skol-vamm
• skol-veur

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Cornish

Alternative forms

• scol

Etymology

Ultimately from Latin schola.

Pronunciation

• IPA: [skoːl]

Noun

skol f (plural skolyow)

1. school