skall
skall as a verb
Meaning
will, shall, must, have to
skall as a noun(ett skall)
Meaning
barking; bark
In Swedish: en hunds läte
Forms
| Singular, indefinite | ett skall |
|---|---|
| Singular, definite | skallet |
| Plural, indefinite | skall |
| Plural, definite | skallen |
skall is an ett-word, so adjectives agree with it: ett stort skall, det stora skallet. Check another noun
Practise skall
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Questions
What does skall mean in English?
skall means “will, shall, must, have to”.
Is it en skall or ett skall?
It is ett skall, and “the barking” is skallet.
What is the plural of skall?
skall doesn't change in the plural: ett skall, två skall (definite: skallen).
Similar words
Origin
From Old Swedish skal, from Old Norse skall n, skǫll f, to the verb Old Norse skjalla (“clash, clatter”), from Proto-Germanic *skellaną or *skellǭ, originally “to sound (strong)” and thereof.
Nearby common words
skall is number 719 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
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