skjall

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Icelandic

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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From the verb skjalla (to flatter).

Noun

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skjall n (genitive singular skjalls, no plural)

  1. flattery, adulation
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Etymology 2

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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

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skjall n (genitive singular skjalls, nominative plural skjöll)

  1. (ovology) the membrane between the shell and the egg white
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