Icelandic edit

Pronunciation edit

Etymology 1 edit

From the verb skjalla (to flatter).

Noun edit

skjall n (genitive singular skjalls, no plural)

  1. flattery, adulation
Declension edit

Etymology 2 edit

From Old Norse skjall, from a Proto-Germanic derivative of Proto-Indo-European *(s)kelH- (to divide) or *(s)kel- (to cover). See also Proto-Germanic *skal- (testicles).

Noun edit

skjall n (genitive singular skjalls, nominative plural skjöll)

  1. (ovology) the membrane between the shell and the egg white
Declension edit