skåla

Swedish

verb-reg

Definitions

to toast, to engage in a salutation and/or accompanying raising of glasses while drinking alcohol in honor of someone or something.

Etymology

Suf from Swedish skål.

Origin

Swedish

skål

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Cognates and derived terms

skoal English
skol English
skool Finnish
skoolata Finnish
skoolaus Finnish
skål Swedish
träskål Swedish
skál Old Norse