duskål

See also: dúskál

Swedish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From du (“you”) +‎ skål (“toast”), from addressing each other with "du" or the like instead of formal titles.

Noun

duskål c

  1. (historical) (alcohol drunk during) a toast to mark a mutual agreement to dispense with formal titles
    Synonym: (between men) brorskål
    dricka duskål med någon
    drink you-toast with someone
  2. (obsolete, humorous, in "dricka duskål / brorskål med abborrarna" (drink you-toast / brother-toast with the perch(es))) to drown

Usage notes

See the usage notes for ni and the Wikipedia article on du-reformen for context.

Declension

Declension of duskål
nominative genitive
singular indefinite duskål duskåls
definite duskålen duskålens
plural indefinite duskålar duskålars
definite duskålarna duskålarnas

References

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