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skoal en · INTJ

Etymology

From Danish/Norwegian/Swedish skål, which is used when making a toast and also means "bowl".

Meanings

  1. A toast when drinking, roughly equivalent to cheers.

Relateds

skoaling

Translations (4)

da skål (toast) · fi skool (toast) · bg наздраве (toast) · sv skål (toast)

skoal en · VERB

Etymology

From Danish/Norwegian/Swedish skål, which is used when making a toast and also means "bowl".

Meanings

  1. To make such a toast.
    • With their aquavit the Scandinavians observe a lovely ritual called skoaling, or "toasting." Skoaling is more formal, however, than toasting is in our country. At a dinner party the host always skoals first. 1971, Linda Wolfe, McCall's introduction to Scandinavian cooking, page 5:

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
skoals Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
skoaling Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
skoaled Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
skoaled Tense=Past lexicographic