skjel
Norwegian Nynorsk edit
Etymology edit
From Old Norse skel f, from Proto-Germanic *skaljō. Akin to English shell.
Noun edit
skjel f or n (definite singular skjela or skjelet, indefinite plural skjeler or skjel, definite plural skjelene or skjela)
- a shell
Usage notes edit
- Between feminine and neuter, neuter is more used.
Declension edit
Landsmål declension of skjel (jō-stem)
Related terms edit
- skal n
See also edit
- skjell (Bokmål)
References edit
- “skjel” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.