"sculle" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [Middle English]

Forms: sculles [plural], scolle [alternative], schulle [alternative], scholle [alternative]
Etymology: 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”). Etymology templates: {{root|enm|ine-pro|*(s)kelH-}}, {{unc|enm|nocap=1}} uncertain, {{bor|enm|non|*skulli}} Old Norse *skulli, {{cog|sv|skulle|t=skull}} Swedish skulle (“skull”), {{cog|non|skoltr|t=browridge}} Old Norse skoltr (“browridge”), {{cog|no|skolt|t=skull, pate}} Norwegian skolt (“skull, pate”) Head templates: {{head|enm|noun|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=|var=}} sculle, {{enm-noun}} sculle (plural sculles)
  1. skull
    Sense id: en-sculle-enm-noun-jBpkpRWL Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Bones

Verb [Old English]

IPA: /ˈʃul.le/, [ˈʃuɫ.ɫe] Forms: sċulle [canonical]
Head templates: {{head|ang|verb form|head=sċulle}} sċulle
  1. second-person singular preterite indicative of sċiellan Tags: form-of, indicative, preterite, second-person, singular Form of: sċiellan
    Sense id: en-sculle-ang-verb-sTVoODHD Categories (other): Old English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries
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      "lang_code": "en",
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    },
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      "word": "scull"
    },
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      "lang_code": "sco",
      "word": "skult"
    },
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    ],
    [
      "skalli",
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    ],
    [
      "skulle",
      "skulle#Swedish"
    ],
    [
      "skoltr",
      "skoltr#Old_Norse"
    ],
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      "skolt",
      "skolt#Norwegian"
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        "plural"
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    },
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        "alternative"
      ]
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          "skull",
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    }
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        "canonical"
      ]
    }
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      "ipa": "/ˈʃul.le/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈʃuɫ.ɫe]"
    }
  ],
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      "skulle",
      "skulle#Swedish"
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      "skoltr#Old_Norse"
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      ]
    },
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      "form": "scolle",
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      ]
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    },
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      "ipa": "/ˈʃul.le/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈʃuɫ.ɫe]"
    }
  ],
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