[ˈsɡ̊eːlə]
OprindelseBorrwoed 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”).
- to squint
- figurativelyhave an eye to (e.g. one's own interest)
Formerskel(imperative) · at skele(infinitive) · skeler(present) · skelede(past) · har skelet(perfect)
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