Old English

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Proto-West Germanic *skolu, from Proto-Germanic *skulō (crowd), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kelH-.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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sċolu f

  1. a troop or band of people
  2. host, division of an army
  3. multitude
  4. (of fish) shoal, school

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  • Middle English: *schole
    • English: shoal
    • Scots: schole