sculle

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Middle English[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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[edit]

sculle (plural sculles)

  1. skull

Descendants[edit]

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