schal

See also: Schal

Dutch

Etymology 1

Verb

schal

1. (deprecated template usage) first-person singular present indicative of schallen
2. (deprecated template usage) imperative of schallen

Etymology 2

Cognate with German Schall.

Noun

schal m (plural schallen, diminutive schalletje n)

1. (poetic, dated) a resonating sound or noise

Synonyms

• galm, geschal, weerklank

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German

Etymology

From Middle High German schal (“tasteless, turbid”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kelh₁- (“to dry out”). Compare Swedish skäll (“thin, weak, bleak”), Old English sceald (“shallow, flat”).

Pronunciation

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Adjective

schal (comparative schaler, superlative am schalsten)

1. stale, flat, insipid

Derived terms

• Schalheit

References

• “schal” in Duden online
• Wolfgang Pfeifer: Etymologisches Wörterbuch