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scall.

Mean; wretched.

5 characters1 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/skɔːl/Received-Pronunciation/skɔl/General-American/skɑl/General-American, cot-caught-merger
  1. Mean; wretched.

Where this word comes from

Inherited from Middle English scalle, assumed to stem from Old Norse skalli (“bald heard, skull”), from Proto-Germanic *skallô; compare Finnish kallo (“skull”). However, the later form scald, coincides with Old Norse *skolð, Old Swedish skoldh, skold, skol, Swedish skål, skoll, skolla, Danish skold, skolde, Norwegian skåld (“scurf, rash”).

noun/skɔːl/Received-Pronunciation/skɔl/General-American/skɑl/General-American, cot-caught-merger
  1. A scurf or scabby disease, especially of the scalp.

    countable · uncountable
  2. Loose ground.

    countable · uncountable
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Middle English scalle, assumed to stem from Old Norse skalli (“bald heard, skull”), from Proto-Germanic *skallô; compare Finnish kallo (“skull”). However, the later form scald, coincides with Old Norse *skolð, Old Swedish skoldh, skold, skol, Swedish skål, skoll, skolla, Danish skold, skolde, Norwegian skåld (“scurf, rash”).

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