scull

scull · noun, verb¹

1. Old Norse · derived fromskola“to rinse, wash”
2. Middle English · inherited fromsculle“a type of oar”
3. English todayscull

From Middle English sculle (“a type of oar”), of uncertain origin, possibly from North Germanic, from Old Norse skola (“to rinse, wash”).

scull · noun, verb²

1. Swedish · derived fromskål
2. English todayscull

See skull. The verb sense may derive from Danish/Norwegian/Swedish skål.

scull · noun³

See school.

scull · noun⁴

See skua

Scull · proper noun⁵

From the Middle English surname, used as a nickname and related to skull.

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