English Explanatory Dictionary

scall

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Mean; wretched.
noun
  1. A scurf or scabby disease, especially of the scalp.
  2. Loose ground.

Pronunciation

/skɔːl/ /skɔl/ /skɑl/

Word forms

scall scalls

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English scalle, assumed to stem from Old Norse skalli (“bald heard, skull”), from Proto-Germanic *skallô; compare Finnish kallo (“skull”). However, the later form scald, coincides with Old Norse *skolð, Old Swedish skoldh, skold, skol, Swedish skål, skoll, skolla, Danish skold, skolde, Norwegian skåld (“scurf, rash”).

Derived words

honeycomb scall milk scall
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