sculle - Wiktionary, the free dictionary Likely from Old Norse *skulli, a variant of skalli (“bald head, skull”) Compare dialectal Swedish skulle (“skull”) Compare also Old Norse skoltr (“browridge”), Norwegian skolt (“skull, pate”) sculle (plural sculles) sċulle
Sculle History, Family Crest Coats of Arms - HouseofNames What does the name Sculle mean? The surname Sculle has three possible origins, none of which are related to a skeletal "skull " Firstly, the name could have been derived "from the Old Norse skule, signifying a protector "
The Word History of Skulls and Skullduggery | Wordfoolery With the arrival of the Vikings those earlier words were replaced by sculle which came from the Old Norse skalli (bald head or skull) and skull There are related words in Swedish (skulle) and Norwegian (skult)
Definition:Skull - New World Encyclopedia From Middle English sculle, scolle (also schulle, scholle), probably from a dialectal form of Old Norse skalli (bald head, skull), itself probably related to Old English sċealu (husk)
Scull Definition - TextUtils scull Etymology 1 From Middle English sculle (“a type of oar”), of uncertain origin, possibly from North Germanic, from Old Norse skola (“to rinse, wash”) noun A single oar mounted at the stern of a boat and moved from side to side to propel the boat forward One of a pair of oars handled by a single rower A small rowing boat, for one