Etymology

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Today it means: An urban area in Wigan, Greater Manchester (OS grid ref SD5805). Full definition →

Old Norse skáli
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The story

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

Ultimately from Old Norse skáli (“hut, shed”). Doublet of Scales.

Words from the same roots

Old Norseskáli all →

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Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.