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DANISH · A WORD WITH POSSIBILITIES

skele.

to squint

5 characters2 syllables approx.Dansk language

Meaning & usage

verb[ˈsɡ̊eːlə]
  1. to squint

  2. have an eye to (e.g. one's own interest)

    figuratively
Where this word comes from

Borrwoed from Middle Low German schelen, from Proto-Germanic *skilhijaną (“to squint”), cf. also German schielen. Derived from the adjective Proto-Germanic *skelhaz, *skelgaz (“wry, oblique”), cf. Old Norse skjalgr (“squinty”), German scheel (“squinty”).

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