skjall

Icelandic

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /scatl/
  • Rhymes: -atl

Etymology 1

From the verb skjalla (“to flatter”).

Noun

skjall n (genitive singular skjalls, no plural)

  1. flattery, adulation
Declension
Declension of skjall (sg-only neuter)
singular
indefinite definite
nominative skjall skjallið
accusative skjall skjallið
dative skjalli skjallinu
genitive skjalls skjallsins

Etymology 2

From Old Norse skjall, from a Proto-Germanic derivative of Proto-Indo-European *(s)kelH- (“to divide”) or *(s)kel- (“to cover”). See also Proto-Germanic *skal- (“testicles”).

Noun

skjall n (genitive singular skjalls, nominative plural skjöll)

  1. (ovology) the membrane between the shell and the egg white
Declension
Declension of skjall (neuter)
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative skjall skjallið skjöll skjöllin
accusative skjall skjallið skjöll skjöllin
dative skjalli skjallinu skjöllum skjöllunum
genitive skjalls skjallsins skjalla skjallanna
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