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schedel.

skull

7 characters2 syllables approx.Nederlands language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈsxeː.dəl/
  1. skull

    masculine
  2. death's-head

    masculine
  3. mound's crest or crown

    masculine
Where this word comes from

From Middle Dutch schedele, from Old Dutch skēthila, *skeithila (“part, crown, crest, summit”), from Proto-West Germanic *skaidilu (“part in the hair, top, crown, crest, summit”). Cognate with German Scheitel (“part, crest, apex”).

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