skall
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See also: skäll
Verb
skall (third-person singular simple present skalls, present participle skalling, simple past and past participle skalled)
References
- “skall”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
Verb
skall (strong)
Etymology
Noun
skall n (definite singular skallet, indefinite plural skall, definite plural skalla or skallene)
Derived terms
See also
- skal (Nynorsk)
References
- “skall” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Old Norse skjalla (“clash, clatter”). Compare German Schall, Dutch schal, Old Norse skǫll.
Noun
skall n
- a bark (sound made by a dog or a wolf)
Declension
Declension of skall
Related terms
See also
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Alternative forms
Verb
skall
- (formal) present indicative of skola, shall
- Du skall inte passera!
- You shall not pass!
Usage notes
Matches English shall in tone and is used in similar contexts, for example in legal documents or for dramatic or poetic effect. A good way to think about the more common alternative form ska is also as a "de-dramatized" shall, usually being otherwise identical in meaning to shall. Translating ska is often a matter of rephrasing an English sentence with shall for a more everyday tone: "Jag ska sjunga i kören imorgon" → "I shall sing in the choir tomorrow" (match for meaning) → "I will / I'm going to / I'm (if the rest is casual) gonna sing in the choir tomorrow" (match for tone).
See the usage notes for bli and man for two other examples of words that have a direct translation that is often unidiomatic or a poor match for tone.
References
- Pokorny, Julius (1959) “2676”, in Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch (in German), volume 3, Bern, München: Francke Verlag, page 2676
- skall in Svenska Akademiens ordböcker
- skall in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)
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