skulle

Danish

Alternative forms

• skulde (obsolete)

Etymology

From Old Norse skulu, from Proto-Germanic *skulaną.

Verb

skulle (imperative -, infinitive at skulle, present tense skal, past tense skulle, perfect tense har skullet)

1. should
2. must
3. have to

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Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse skulu, from Proto-Germanic *skulaną.

Verb

skulle (present tense skal, simple past skulle, past participle skullet)

1. will, would, shall, should (modal verbs)

   Alt fungerer som det skal. ― Everything works as it should.

References

• “skulle” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

• skulla

Etymology

From Old Norse skulu, from Proto-Germanic *skulaną.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²skʉlːə/

Verb

skulle (present tense skal, past tense skulle, past participle skulla, passive infinitive skullast, present participle skullande)

1. will

   Eg skal gjere det.

   I will do it.

2. shall

   Det skulle få motoren til å verke.

   That should make the engine work.

References

• “skulle” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

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Swedish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈskɵˌlːə/
• Rhymes: -²ɵlɛ

Noun

skulle c

1. an attic, a loft, a hayloft; an open space immediately beneath the roof of a (farm) building
2. a balcony (upper floor) in a church

Declension

Declension of skulle
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	skulle	skullen	skullar	skullarna
Genitive	skulles	skullens	skullars	skullarnas

Related terms

• höskulle

References

• skulle in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)

Verb

skulle

1. past tense of ska.
2. past tense of skall.
3. past tense of skola.