skjall

Icelandic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /scatl/
• Rhymes: -atl

Etymology 1

From the verb skjalla (“to flatter”).

Noun

skjall n (genitive singular skjalls, no plural)

1. flattery, adulation

Etymology 2

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

skjall n (genitive singular skjalls, nominative plural skjöll)

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