UrsprungBorrowed from English scalp. First attested in 1816
- common-gendera scalp (the part of the head where the hair grows from, possibly removed)
- common-gender, figurativelya scalp; a victory, especially at the expense of someone else.
“Om det skulle visa sig att Yahya Sinwar dödats skulle det vara en ”enorm skalp” för Israel, enligt Persson den största hittills under kriget.” — If it turns out that Yahya Sinwar has been killed, it would be an "enormous scalp" for Israel, according to Persson, the biggest so far in the war.
Formerskalp(indefinite, nominative, singular) · skalps(genitive, indefinite, singular) · skalpen(definite, nominative, singular) · skalpens(definite, genitive, singular) · skalper(indefinite, nominative, plural) · skalpers(genitive, indefinite, plural) · skalperna(definite, nominative, plural) · skalpernas(definite, genitive, plural)