English

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Noun

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skel (plural skels)

  1. Alternative form of skell

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Etymology

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From Dutch schelden, from Middle Dutch schelden, from Old Dutch skeldan, from Proto-Germanic *skeldaną.

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Verb

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skel (present skel, present participle skellende, past participle geskel)

  1. to use insults, to swear, to hurl abuse

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Danish

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Etymology

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From Old Danish skial, sk(i)æl, from Old Norse *skjal n, from Proto-Germanic *skilą (division), cognate with Norwegian skjell, Swedish skäl. Related to *skiljaną (see skille).

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Noun

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skel n (singular definite skellet, plural indefinite skel)

  1. boundary, dividing line (between two houses)
  2. barrier (e.g. between classes)
  3. distinction

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Declension of skel
neuter
gender
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative skel skellet skel skellene
genitive skels skellets skels skellenes

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Faroese

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skeljar

Etymology

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From Old Norse skel, from Proto-Germanic *skaljō.

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Noun

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skel f (genitive singular skeljar, plural skeljar)

  1. shell (The calcareous or chitinous external covering of mollusks, crustaceans, and some other invertebrates. )

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f8 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative skel skelin skeljar skeljarnar
accusative skel skelina skeljar skeljarnar
dative skel skelini skeljum skeljunum
genitive skeljar skeljarinnar skelja skeljanna

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Icelandic

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Etymology

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From Old Norse skel, from Proto-Germanic *skaljō.

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Noun

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skel f (genitive singular skeljar, nominative plural skeljar)

  1. shell, husk

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Declension of skel (feminine)
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative skel skelin skeljar skeljarnar
accusative skel skelina skeljar skeljarnar
dative skel skelinni skeljum skeljunum
genitive skeljar skeljarinnar skelja skeljanna

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North Frisian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Proto-Germanic *skulaną.

Verb

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skel

  1. (Föhr-Amrum, Sylt) must, shall, should, ought to
  2. (Föhr-Amrum, Sylt) shall, will (future tense auxiliary verb)

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  • The verbs skel and wel have the same conjugation. On Föhr and Amrum, these are among the five highly irregular verbs along with kem, wed, wees. The Sylt conjugation is also irregular, but less markedly so.

Conjugation

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Old Norse

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Etymology

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From Proto-Germanic *skaljō, whence also English shell.

Noun

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skel f (genitive skeljar, plural skeljar)

  1. shell

Declension

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Declension of skel (strong -stem)
feminine singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative skel skelin skeljar skeljarnar
accusative skel skelina skeljar skeljarnar
dative skel skelinni skeljum skeljunum
genitive skeljar skeljarinnar skelja skeljanna

Descendants

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  • Icelandic: skel
  • Faroese: skel
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: skjel
  • Danish: skæl n

Further reading

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  • Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “skel”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press; also available at the Internet Archive