skoaling

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English

Noun

skoaling (uncountable)

  1. A traditional Scandinavian toast, especially with aquavit.
    • 1966, Saturday Review, volume 49, number 5, page 41:
      In Scandinavia, dining at home can be particularly ritualistic, with an etiquette to be observed for skoaling and another for speech-making.
    • 1971, Linda Wolfe, McCall's introduction to Scandinavian cooking, page 5:
      With their aquavit the Scandinavians observe a lovely ritual called skoaling, or "toasting." Skoaling is more formal, however, than toasting is in our country. At a dinner party the host always skoals first.
    • 2006, Paul Watkins, The Fellowship of Ghosts: Travels in the Land of Midnight Sun:
      It is a far cry from the traditional Scandinavian drinking ritual of skoaling, in which glasses are repeatedly filled with Akevitt, preferably the Norwegian brand of Linje Akevitt.

Verb

skoaling

  1. present participle and gerund of skoal

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