"skalli" meaning in Icelandic

See skalli in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Etymology: From Old Norse skalli (“a bald head; skull”), from or related to Proto-Germanic *skaljō (“shell, husk”). Etymology templates: {{inh|is|non|skalli||a bald head; skull}} Old Norse skalli (“a bald head; skull”), {{der|is|gem-pro|*skaljō||shell, husk}} Proto-Germanic *skaljō (“shell, husk”) Head templates: {{is-noun|@@}} skalli m (genitive singular skalla, nominative plural skallar) Inflection templates: {{is-ndecl|m}} Forms: skalla [genitive, singular], skallar [nominative, plural], masculine [table-tags], skalli [indefinite, nominative, singular], skallinn [definite, nominative, singular], skallar [indefinite, nominative, plural], skallarnir [definite, nominative, plural], skalla [accusative, indefinite, singular], skallann [accusative, definite, singular], skalla [accusative, indefinite, plural], skallana [accusative, definite, plural], skalla [dative, indefinite, singular], skallanum [dative, definite, singular], sköllum [dative, indefinite, plural], sköllunum [dative, definite, plural], skalla [genitive, indefinite, singular], skallans [definite, genitive, singular], skalla [genitive, indefinite, plural], skallanna [definite, genitive, plural]
  1. baldness Tags: masculine Synonyms: sköllóttur, hárleysi
    Sense id: en-skalli-is-noun-8BOCXawW
  2. baldhead, baldy Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-skalli-is-noun--4VXfqEO
  3. a bald spot Tags: masculine Synonyms: skallablettur
    Sense id: en-skalli-is-noun-XyzAu980
  4. (soccer) a header, the act of hitting the ball with the head Tags: masculine Categories (topical): Football (soccer)
    Sense id: en-skalli-is-noun-bzrj2NgM Categories (other): Icelandic entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Icelandic entries with incorrect language header: 1 6 15 74 4 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 3 7 26 60 3 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 4 4 19 70 4 Topics: ball-games, games, hobbies, lifestyle, soccer, sports
  5. a crown, the top of the head Tags: masculine Synonyms: hvirfill
    Sense id: en-skalli-is-noun-MfskvjMq
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: á skallanum, vera á skallanum (english: be blind drunk), fá skalla (english: to go bald), hafa skalla (english: to be bald), sitja með sveittan skallann, sitja með sveittan skallann yfir (english: to sweat over something), skalla, sköllóttur
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      "english": "be blind drunk",
      "word": "vera á skallanum"
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "english": "to go bald",
      "word": "fá skalla"
    },
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "english": "to be bald",
      "word": "hafa skalla"
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "sitja með sveittan skallann"
    },
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
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      "word": "sitja með sveittan skallann yfir"
    },
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      "form": "sköllum",
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sköllunum",
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          "english": "He's going bald.",
          "text": "Hann er að fá skalla.",
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        }
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          "english": "From there Elisha went up to Bethel. As he was walking along the road, some youths came out of the town and jeered at him. \"Go on up, you baldhead!\" they said. \"Go on up, you baldhead!\" He turned around, looked at them and called down a curse on them in the name of the LORD. Then two bears came out of the woods and mauled forty-two of the youths.",
          "ref": "2 Kings 2:23-24 (English and Icelandic)",
          "text": "Þaðan hélt hann til Betel. Og er hann gekk upp veginn, gengu smásveinar út úr borginni, hæddu hann og kölluðu til hans: „Kom hingað, skalli! Kom hingað, skalli!“ Sneri hann sér þá við, og er hann sá þá, formælti hann þeim í nafni Drottins. Þá komu tvær birnur út úr skóginum og rifu í sundur fjörutíu og tvo af drengjunum.",
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            "Ball games",
            "Sports",
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            "Human behaviour",
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            "Fundamental"
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          "ball",
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        ],
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          "head",
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        ]
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          "word": "hvirfill"
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      "word": "á skallanum"
    },
    {
      "english": "be blind drunk",
      "word": "vera á skallanum"
    },
    {
      "english": "to go bald",
      "word": "fá skalla"
    },
    {
      "english": "to be bald",
      "word": "hafa skalla"
    },
    {
      "word": "sitja með sveittan skallann"
    },
    {
      "english": "to sweat over something",
      "word": "sitja með sveittan skallann yfir"
    },
    {
      "word": "skalla"
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    },
    {
      "form": "sköllum",
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        "plural"
      ]
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          "english": "From there Elisha went up to Bethel. As he was walking along the road, some youths came out of the town and jeered at him. \"Go on up, you baldhead!\" they said. \"Go on up, you baldhead!\" He turned around, looked at them and called down a curse on them in the name of the LORD. Then two bears came out of the woods and mauled forty-two of the youths.",
          "ref": "2 Kings 2:23-24 (English and Icelandic)",
          "text": "Þaðan hélt hann til Betel. Og er hann gekk upp veginn, gengu smásveinar út úr borginni, hæddu hann og kölluðu til hans: „Kom hingað, skalli! Kom hingað, skalli!“ Sneri hann sér þá við, og er hann sá þá, formælti hann þeim í nafni Drottins. Þá komu tvær birnur út úr skóginum og rifu í sundur fjörutíu og tvo af drengjunum.",
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    {
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      ],
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}

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