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skull

/sˈkʌl/SKUHL
/sˈkʌl/SKUHL

Meaninga bowl

Common meaning: the bony case of the head

Journey through time

  1. Old Norse (Icelandic)skal‘a bowl’source
  2. Middle Englishskullesource
  3. Englishmeaning shiftsa bowl → the bony case of the headskull‘the bony case of the head’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Built on Old Norse (Icelandic) skal ‘a bowl’.

Roots

  • skal Old Norse (Icelandic) “a bowl”

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