skalla

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See also: skälla

Icelandic

Pronunciation

Verb

skalla (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative skallaði, supine skallað)

  1. to headbutt, butt
  2. (soccer) to head (the ball)
    Framherjinn skallaði boltann í netið.
    The striker headed the ball into the net.

Conjugation

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

Noun

skalla n

  1. definite plural of skall

Swedish

Etymology 1

By surface analysis, skall +‎ -a. Compare Dutch and German schallen. First attested in 1682. Doublet of skallra.

Verb

skalla (present skallar, preterite skallade, supine skallat, imperative skalla)

  1. blast, ring out, resound (of sounds)
Conjugation

Etymology 2

From skalle +‎ -a. First attested in 1913.

Verb

skalla (present skallar, preterite skallade, supine skallat, imperative skalla)

  1. headbutt
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