"skoal" meaning in English

See skoal in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Interjection

Etymology: From Danish/Norwegian/Swedish skål, which is used when making a toast and also means "bowl". Etymology templates: {{bor|en|da|-}} Danish, {{bor|en|no|-}} Norwegian, {{bor|en|sv|skål}} Swedish skål Head templates: {{en-interj}} skoal
  1. A toast when drinking, roughly equivalent to cheers. Related terms: skoaling Translations (toast): наздраве (nazdrave) (Bulgarian), skål (Danish), skool (Finnish), skål (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-skoal-en-intj-QwRX6fow Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Danish translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with Swedish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 70 30 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 71 29 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 77 23 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 78 22 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 84 16 Disambiguation of Terms with Danish translations: 90 10 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 84 16 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 84 16

Verb

Forms: skoals [present, singular, third-person], skoaling [participle, present], skoaled [participle, past], skoaled [past]
Etymology: From Danish/Norwegian/Swedish skål, which is used when making a toast and also means "bowl". Etymology templates: {{bor|en|da|-}} Danish, {{bor|en|no|-}} Norwegian, {{bor|en|sv|skål}} Swedish skål Head templates: {{en-verb}} skoal (third-person singular simple present skoals, present participle skoaling, simple past and past participle skoaled)
  1. To make such a toast.
    Sense id: en-skoal-en-verb-GWVwdLZQ

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