sculle

Middle English

Alternative forms

• scolle
• schulle, scholle

Etymology

Origin uncertain. Likely from Old Norse *skulli, a variant of skalli (“bald head, skull”). Compare dialectal Swedish skulle (“skull”). Compare also Old Norse skoltr (“browridge”), Norwegian skolt (“skull, pate”).

Noun

sculle (plural sculles)

1. skull

Descendants

• English: skull
• Scots: scull, skult, skolt (forms with -t merger with or from Old Norse skoltr)