skull
English
/skʌl/
noun
Definitions
- (anatomy) The main bones of the head considered as a unit; including the cranium, facial bones, and mandible.
- A symbol for death; death's-head
- (figuratively) The mind or brain.
- A crust formed on the ladle, etc. by the partial cooling of molten metal.
- The crown of the headpiece in armour.
- (Scotland) A shallow bow-handled basket.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English sculle (a type of oar) derived from Old Norse skalli (skull, a bald head, bald head), skoltr.
Origin
Old Norse
skoltr
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- ant English
- bone English
- cap English
- collecting English
- cup English
- fish English
- fuck English
- fucker English
- fuckskull English
- knap English
- knapskull English
- numb English
- numbskull English
- numbskullery English
- numskull English
- pop English
- popskull English
- pseudo-skull English
- sap English
- sapskull English
- scull English
- skull-collecting ant English
- skull-fuck English
- skullbone English
- skullcap English
- skullcapped English
- skullcup English
- skullfish English
- skullfucker English
- skullish English
- skulllike English
- skullscape English
- skully English
- thick English
- thickskull English
- skalle Norwegian Bokmål
- *skaljō Proto-Germanic
- *skalō Proto-Germanic
- höskulle Swedish
- skalle Swedish
- skulle Swedish
- pappskalle Norwegian Nynorsk
- skalle Norwegian Nynorsk
- sċealu Old English
- schale Middle English
- sculle Middle English
- skalli Old Norse
- skola Old Norse
- skoltr Old Norse
- skalle Danish
- skalli Icelandic