FromProto-Germanic*skalō, cognate withGermanSchale.

• IPA^(key):/skalˀ/,[ˈsɡ̊alˀ]

skal c (singular definiteskallen,plural indefiniteskaller)

1. shell,valve
2. skin,peel,rind
3. skull

See the etymology of the correspondinglemma form.

• IPA^(key):/skal(ˀ)/,[ˈsɡ̊alˀ],[ˈsɡ̊al],[ˈsɡ̊a]

skal

1. presenttense ofskulle

See the etymology of the correspondinglemma form.

• IPA^(key):/skalˀ/,[ˈsɡ̊alˀ]

skal

1. imperative ofskalle

• Rhymes:-ɛaːl

From the verbskula.

skal

• 1st and 3rd person singular present form ofskulla

1. I, he, she, itshall,ought to

• dansktskallærastvæl - Danish ought to be learned well

FromOld Norseskal.

skal n (genitive singularskals, pluralskøl)

1. shell,peel,rind,skin

• hylki,útskinn,flus

• eggjaskal,nøtarskal
• appilsinskal,bananskal,drúvuskal,eplaskal,sitrónskal

skal

1. Romanization of𐍃𐌺𐌰𐌻

skal

1. first/third-personsingularpresentindicative ofskulu

skal

1. first/third-personsingularpresent ofskel

skal

1. presenttense ofskulle

skal n (definite singularskalet,indefinite pluralskal,definite pluralskalaorskalene)

1. form removed with thespelling reform of 2005;superseded byskall

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• IPA^(key):/skɑːl/

skal n (definite singularskalet,indefinite pluralskal,definite pluralskala)

1. shell

   Krabben hadde nett skiftskal.

   The crab had just gotten a newshell.

• IPA^(key):/skɑlː/

skal

1. present ofskulla

• “skal” inThe Nynorsk Dictionary.

skal

1. first/third-personsingularpresentactiveindicative ofskulu

skal

1. first-personpresentindicative ofskulan
2. third-personpresentindicative ofskulan

skal

1. first-personpresentindicative ofskula
2. third-personpresentindicative ofskula

• IPA^(key):/ˈskal/
• Rhymes:-al
• Syllabification:skal

skal f

1. genitiveplural ofskala

   Synonym:skali

FromOld Swedishskal, fromOld Norseskel, fromProto-Germanic*skaljō, fromProto-Indo-European*(s)kelH-(“to split, cleave”). CompareDanishskæl,Dutchschaal,Dutchschil,Englishshale,Englishshell,GermanSchale,Norwegianskjell.

• IPA^(key):/skɑːl/

• Audio:

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skal n

1. (usuallyuncountable when thought of as a substance)shell ((hard) external covering of an animal, egg, nut, various objects, etc. – used similarly to English)
2. (usuallyuncountable)peel,skin (outer layer or cover of a fruit or vegetable)

   bananskal

   bananapeel

3. a hardcase (especially for a mobile phone, tablet computer, or the like)
4. (computing) ashell

   Synonym:skalprogram

• skala(“to peel”)

• etui
• fodral
• kommandorad(“command line”)
• kommandotolk(“command-line interpreter”)

• skal inSvenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• skal inSvensk ordbok (SO)
• skal inSvenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
• skal in Elof Hellquist,Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)
• IDG:s ordlista

• Klas

skal (nominative pluralskals)

1. pot,cup