skjall

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Icelandic

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From the verb skjalla (“to flatter”).

Noun

skjall n (genitive singular skjalls, no plural)

  1. flattery, adulation
Declension
    Declension of skjall
n-s 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
n-s 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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