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sculle

Middle English

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Origin uncertain. Likely from Old Norse *skulli, a variant of skalli (“bald head, skull”). Compare dialectal Swedish skulle (“skull”). Compare also Old Norse skoltr (“browridge”), Norwegian skolt (“skull, pate”).

Noun

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sculle (plural sculles)

  1. skull

Descendants

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  • English: skull
  • Scots: scull, skult, skolt (forms with -t merger with or from Old Norse skoltr)

Old English

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈʃul.le/, [ˈʃuɫ.ɫe]

Verb

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sċulle

  1. second-person singular preterite indicative of sċellan
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