skule

Danish edit

Etymology edit

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]

Verb edit

skule

scowl, have an angry expression

References edit

^ “skule” in Den Danske Ordbog
^ Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “scowl”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.
^ Oxford English Dictionary, 1884–1928, and First Supplement, 1933.

Norwegian Bokmål edit

Etymology edit

Possibly from Middle Low German schulen

Verb edit

skule (present tense skuler, simple past skulte, past participle skult)

to stare at someone or something with a look of displeasure or anger; to frown

References edit

“skule” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk edit

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /²skʉːlə/

Etymology 1 edit

From Old Norse skóli, ultimately from Ancient Greek σχολή (skholḗ, “spare time, leisure”), from Proto-Indo-European *seǵʰ- (“to hold, have, possess”). Akin to English school.

Alternative forms edit

skole (also Bokmål)

Noun edit

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 edit

Etymology 2 edit

Alternative forms edit

skula

Verb edit

skule (present tense skuler, past tense skulte, past participle skult, passive infinitive skulast, present participle skulande, imperative skul)

to scowl; stare at someone or something with a look of displeasure or anger; to frown

Etymology 3 edit

Verb edit

skule (present tense skal, past tense skulle, past participle skula or skulla)
Before 1959: skule (present tense skal, past tense skulle, past participle skula)
Before 1938: skule (present tense skal, past tense skulde, past participle skula)