skáli

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See also: skali and skaļi

Icelandic[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old Norse skáli (barn, drinking hall), from Proto-Norse *skawalan-, cognate with Norwegian Bokmål skåle (shed).[1]

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

skáli m (genitive singular skála, nominative plural skálar)

  1. hut, shed
  2. lodge
  3. hall

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References[edit]

  1. ^ Ásgeir Blöndal MagnússonÍslensk orðsifjabók, 1st edition, 2nd printing (1989). Reykjavík, Orðabók Háskólans, page 827. (Available on Málið.is under the “Eldra mál” tab.)