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skule

See also: skulę and skułę

Danish

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Etymology

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Influenced by skjule (“to conceal, hide, stare to the side”), perhaps ultimately from Middle Dutch schulen (“to hide, take shelter”).[1] Or, from Proto-Germanic *skelhaz (“squint-eyed”), related to Old English sceolh (“squinting”), Old Norse skjalgr (“squinting, askew”).[2][3]

Verb

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skule

  1. scowl, have an angry expression

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  1. ^ “skule” in Den Danske Ordbog
  2. ^ Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “scowl”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.
  3. ^ Oxford English Dictionary, 1884–1928, and First Supplement, 1933.

Norwegian Bokmål

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Etymology

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Possibly from Middle Low German schulen

Verb

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skule (present tense skuler, simple past skulte, past participle skult)

  1. to stare at someone or something with a look of displeasure or anger; to frown

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Norwegian Nynorsk

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Etymology 1

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From Old Norse skóli, ultimately from Ancient Greek σχολή (skholḗ, “spare time, leisure”), from Proto-Indo-European *seǵʰ- (“to hold, have, possess”). Akin to English school.

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Noun

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skule m (definite singular skulen, indefinite plural skular, definite plural skulane)

  1. school
    Skal du på skulen i dag?
    Are you going to school today?
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Etymology 2

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Verb

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skule (present tense skuler, past tense skulte, past participle skult, passive infinitive skulast, present participle skulande, imperative skul)

  1. to scowl; stare at someone or something with a look of displeasure or anger; to frown

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Verb

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skule (present tense skal, past tense skulle, past participle skula or skulla)
Before 1959: skule (present tense skal, past tense skulle, past participle skula)
Before 1938: skule (present tense skal, past tense skulde, past participle skula)

  1. (pre-1987) alternative form of skulle

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Polish

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈsku.lɛ/
  • Rhymes: -ulɛ
  • Syllabification: sku‧le

Noun

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skule f

  1. dative/locative singular of skuła

Swahili

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Etymology

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Borrowed from English school.

Pronunciation

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  • Audio (Kenya):(file)

Noun

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skule (n class, plural skule)

  1. Alternative form of shule
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