scall

== English == === 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”). === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /skɔːl/ (General American) IPA(key): /skɔl/, (cot–caught merger) /skɑl/ === Adjective === scall Mean; wretched. === Noun === scall (countable and uncountable, plural scalls) A scurf or scabby disease, especially of the scalp. (mining) Loose ground. ==== Derived terms ==== === References === “scall”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. Joseph Wright, editor (1905), “SCALL”, in The English Dialect Dictionary: […], volume V (R–S), London: Henry Frowde, […], publisher to the English Dialect Society, […]; New York, N.Y.: G[eorge] P[almer] Putnam’s Sons, →OCLC. “scall”, in Merriam-Webster.com Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present. “scall”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present. === Anagrams === calls == Irish == === Verb === scall (present analytic scallann, future analytic scallfaidh, verbal noun scalladh, past participle scallta) (cooking) to poach ==== Conjugation ==== == Middle English == === Noun === scall (West Riding) alternative form of scalle