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Swedish
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Proto-Germanic *skellǭ. If not inherited through Old Norse, borrowed from Middle Low German schelle. Cognate with German Schelle (“small bell”). Related with the verb below.
Noun
skälla c
- bell (carried by animals around their necks)
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Etymology 2
From Old Swedish skælla (“to bark, to scold”), from Old Norse skella, from Proto-Germanic *skallijaną.
Verb
skälla (present skäller, preterite skällde, supine skällt, imperative skäll)
- (of dogs) to bark
- de är allasammans stumma hundar, som icke kunna skälla
- they are all dumb dogs, they cannot bark (Isaiah 56:10)
- (transitively with ut or på) to scold, to tell off
De blev utskällda/skälldes ut/fick sig en utskällning för att de inte följt reglerna- They were scolded for not having followed the rules
Han skällde ut dom för att de inte följt reglerna- He told them off for not having followed the rules
Skäller folk på dig så skäll tillbaka utav bara helvete- If people scold you, then scold them back like hell
- (with för) to be called, to be accused of being
en lärare som skälls för att vara arbetsskygg- a teacher accused of being lazy
Conjugation
Conjugation of skälla (weak)
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