duskål

== Swedish == === Alternative forms === du-skål === Etymology === From du (“you”) +‎ skål (“toast”), from addressing each other with "du" or the like instead of formal titles. === Noun === duskål c (historical) (alcohol drunk during) a toast to mark a mutual agreement to dispense with formal titles Synonym: (between men) brorskål (obsolete, humorous, in "dricka duskål / brorskål med abborrarna" (drink you-toast / brother-toast with the perch(es))) to drown ==== Usage notes ==== See the usage notes for ni and the Wikipedia article on du-reformen for context. ==== Declension ==== === References === “duskål”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish) “duskål”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish) “duskål”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)