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skella.

a spot, a patch

6 characters2 syllables approx.Íslenska language

Meaning & usage

noun[ˈscɛtla]
  1. a spot, a patch

    feminine
verb[ˈscɛtla]
  1. to crash, bang

    strong · verb
    Hausinn skall í gólfið.
Where this word comes from

From Old Norse skjalla (“clash, clatter”).

verb[ˈscɛtla]
  1. to slam, slap

    weak
    Ekki skella hurðinni!
    Hann skellti bókinni á borðið.
Where this word comes from

From Old Norse skella, causative of the strong verb skella (whence Icelandic skella (2)).

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