UrsprungFrom Low German schelen, from Middle Low German schēle, from Old Saxon *skelh, from Proto-West Germanic *skelh (“squinting, crooked”).
- to have the eyes turned in different directions, either deliberately (and temporarily) or due to strabismus
“Han skelar” — He has a squint
“Han skelar på höger öga” — He has strabismus in the right eye
Formerskelar(present) · skelade(preterite) · skelat(supine) · skela(imperative) · skela(active, infinitive) · skelas(infinitive, passive) · skelat(active, supine) · skelats(passive, supine) · skela(active, imperative) · -(imperative, passive) · skelen(active, archaic, error-unrecognized-form) · -(archaic, error-unrecognized-form, passive) · skelar(active, indicative, present) · skelade(active, indicative, past) · skelas(indicative, passive, present) · skelades(indicative, passive, past) · skela(active, archaic, error-unrecognized-form, present) · skelade(active, archaic, error-unrecognized-form, past) · skelas(archaic, error-unrecognized-form, passive, present) · skelades(archaic, error-unrecognized-form, passive, past)