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Danish
Etymology
Borrwoed from Middle Low German schelen, from Proto-Germanic *skilhijaną (“to squint”), cf. also German schielen. Derived from the adjective Proto-Germanic *skelhaz, *skelgaz (“wry, oblique”), cf. Old Norse skjalgr (“squinty”), German scheel (“squinty”).
Pronunciation
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Verb
skele (imperative skel, infinitive at skele, present tense skeler, past tense skelede, perfect tense har skelet))
- to squint
- (figuratively) have an eye to (e.g. one's own interest)
References
“skele” in Den Danske Ordbog