skjel

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse skel f, from Proto-Germanic *skaljō. Akin to English shell.

Noun

skjel f or n (definite singular skjela or skjelet, indefinite plural skjeler or skjel, definite plural skjelene or skjela)

1. a shell
   1. either shell of a bivalve mollusk
   2. (by extension) a bivalve
   3. (anatomy, zoology) scale

      Synonym: reist

   4. (anatomy, shellfish) carapace

Usage notes

• Between feminine and neuter, neuter is more used.

Declension

  Landsmål declension of skjel (jō-stem)

feminine	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative-accusative	skjel	skjeli	skjeljar	skjeljarne
dative	―	skjelenne	―	skjeljom
compound-genitive	skjeljar-	―	skjelje-	―

Related terms

• skal n

See also

• skjell (Bokmål)

References

• “skjel” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.