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Etymology edit

From Proto-West Germanic *skelf, from Proto-Germanic *skelfaz, *skelfō.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ʃi͜ylf/, [ʃi͜yɫf]

Noun edit

sċielf m

  1. cliff, crag
  2. peak, pinnacle, tower

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