skule

Danish

Verb

skule

  1. scowl, have an angry expression

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

Possibly from Middle Low German schulen

Verb

skule (present tense skuler, simple past skulte, past participle skult)

  1. to stare at someone or something with a look of displeasure or anger; to frown

References


Norwegian Nynorsk

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /²skʉːlə/

Etymology 1

From Old Norse skóli, ultimately from Ancient Greek σχολεῖον (skholeîon), from σχολή (skholḗ, spare time, leisure; conversations and the knowledge gained through them during free time; the places where these conversations took place), from Proto-Indo-European *seǵʰ- (to hold, have, possess). Akin to English school.

Alternative forms

Noun

skule m (definite singular skulen, indefinite plural skular, definite plural skulane)

  1. school
    Skal du på skulen i dag?
    Are you going to school today?
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Alternative forms

Verb

skule (present tense skuler, past tense skulte, past participle skult, passive infinitive skulast, present participle skulande, imperative skul)

  1. to scowl; stare at someone or something with a look of displeasure or anger; to frown

Etymology 3

Verb

skule (present tense skal, past tense skulle, past participle skula or skulla)
Before 1959: skule (present tense skal, past tense skulle, past participle skula)
Before 1938: skule (present tense skal, past tense skulde, past participle skula)

  1. form removed with the spelling reform of 1987; superseded by skulle

References


Swahili

Etymology

Borrowed from English school.

Noun

skule (n class, plural skule)

  1. Alternative form of shule
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