Etymology

scales

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Today it means: A device for measuring weight. Full definition →

Old Norse skáli
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Scales · proper noun1

  1. Old Norse · derived fromskáli“shed, hut”
  2. English todayScales

From Old Norse skáli (“shed, hut”). Doublet of Scholes.

Scales · proper noun2

Plural of scale.

Words from the same roots

Old Norseskáli all →

scholesScowcroftScholar Green

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