skule
Danish
Etymology
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
skule
References
- ^ “skule” in Den Danske Ordbog
- ^ Douglas Harper (2001–2025) “scowl”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.
- ^ James A. H. Murray et al., editors (1884–1928), “Skule”, in A New English Dictionary on Historical Principles (Oxford English Dictionary), London: Clarendon Press, →OCLC.
Middle English
Noun
skule
- (Northern) alternative form of scole (“school”)
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
Possibly from Middle Low German schulen
Verb
skule (present tense skuler, simple past skulte, past participle skult)
- to stare at someone or something with a look of displeasure or anger; to frown
References
- “skule” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /²skʉːlə/
Etymology 1
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.
Alternative forms
- skole (also Bokmål)
Noun
skule m (definite singular skulen, indefinite plural skular, definite plural skulane)
- school
- Skal du på skulen i dag?
- Are you going to school today?
Derived terms
Etymology 2
Alternative forms
Verb
skule (present tense skuler, past tense skulte, past participle skult, passive infinitive skulast, present participle skulande, imperative skul)
Etymology 3
Verb
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)
- (pre-1987) alternative form of skulle
References
- “skule” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Polish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈsku.lɛ/
- Rhymes: -ulɛ
- Syllabification: sku‧le
Noun
skule f
- dative/locative singular of skuła
Swahili
Etymology
Pronunciation
Audio (Kenya): (file)
Noun
skule class IX (plural skule class X)
- alternative form of shule