scall

English

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English scalle, from Old Norse skalli, from Proto-Germanic *skallô; compare Finnish kallo (“skull”).

Pronunciation

Noun

scall (countable and uncountable, plural scalls)

  1. A scurf or scabby disease, especially of the scalp.
  2. (mining) Loose ground.

Derived terms

Adjective

scall

  1. Mean; wretched.

References

Anagrams

Middle English

Noun

scall

  1. (West Riding) alternative form of scalle

Irish

Verb

scall (present analytic scallann, future analytic scallfaidh, verbal noun scalladh, past participle scallta)

  1. (cooking) to poach

Conjugation

Conjugation of scall (first conjugation – A)
indicative singular plural direct relative autonomous
first second third first second third
present scallaim scallann tú;
scallair† 		scallann sé, sí scallaimid; scallann muid scallann sibh scallann siad;
scallaid† 		a scallann; a scallas scalltar
past scall mé; scallas scall tú; scallais scall sé, sí scallamar; scall muid scall sibh; scallabhair scall siad; scalladar a scall scalladh
past habitual scallainn scalltá scalladh sé, sí scallaimis; scalladh muid scalladh sibh scallaidís; scalladh siad a scalladh scalltaí
singular plural direct relative autonomous
first second third first second third
future scallfaidh mé;
scallfad 		scallfaidh tú;
scallfair† 		scallfaidh sé, sí scallfaimid;
scallfaidh muid 		scallfaidh sibh scallfaidh siad;
scallfaid† 		a scallfaidh; a scallfas scallfar
conditional scallfainn scallfá scallfadh sé, sí scallfaimis; scallfadh muid scallfadh sibh scallfaidís; scallfadh siad a scallfadh scallfaí
subjunctive singular plural direct relative autonomous
first second third first second third
present go scalla mé;
go scallad† 		go scalla tú;
go scallair† 		go scalla sé, sí go scallaimid;
go scalla muid 		go scalla sibh go scalla siad;
go scallaid† 		— go scalltar
past dá scallainn dá scalltá dá scalladh sé, sí dá scallaimis;
dá scalladh muid 		dá scalladh sibh dá scallaidís;
dá scalladh siad 		— dá scalltaí
imperative singular plural direct relative autonomous
first second third first second third
— scallaim scall scalladh sé, sí scallaimis scallaigí;
scallaidh† 		scallaidís — scalltar
past participle scallta
verbal noun scalladh

† archaic or dialect form
‡ dependent form

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