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English
Etymology
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Proper noun
Schell
- A surname.
Hunsrik
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈʃel/
- Rhymes: -el
- Syllabification: Schell
Etymology 1
From Middle High German schelle, from Old High German skella; related to scellan (“to ring, sound”), from Proto-West Germanic *skellan (“to ring, clatter, sound out”).
Noun
Schell f (plural Schelle)
- bell
Heerst-du dem Bellsnickel sein Schell?- (please add an English translation of this usage example)
Etymology 2
Noun
Schell m
- plural of Schall
Further reading
Luxembourgish
Etymology
From Middle High German schelle, from Old High German skella; related to scellan (“to ring, sound”), from Proto-West Germanic *skellan (“to ring, clatter, sound out”).
Cognate with German Schelle, Dutch schel. Related to the verb schalen (“to resound, to echo”).
Pronunciation
Noun
Schell f (plural Schellen)
- (small) bell
Synonyms
Plautdietsch
Etymology
From Middle Low German schelden (“to scold”), from Old Saxon *skeldan, from Proto-Germanic *skeldaną.
Noun
Schell f (plural --)
- scolding, reprimand
Rhine Franconian
Etymology
From Middle High German schelle, from Old High German scella (“little bell”), related to scellan (“to ring, sound”), from Proto-Germanic *skellan- and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *kelh₁- (“to shout, call”).
Noun
Schell ?
- (Palatine) bell