skral

See also: skrål

Norwegian Bokmål

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [skʁɑːl]

Adjective

skral

  1. decrepit
  2. of frail health

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Middle Low German schral.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /skrɑːl/

Noun

skral (neuter skralt, definite singular and plural skrale, comparative skralare, indefinite superlative skralast, definite superlative skralaste)

  1. bad, poor, dilapidated, ill
    Det er ganske skralt med han.
    He is in a bad way.

References

Swedish

Etymology

Likely from Middle Low German schral or Dutch schraal. Cognate of Norwegian Bokmål skral. Possibly related with skrå (“guild”).

Adjective

skral (comparative skralare, superlative skralast)

  1. meager, scant
    Kassan var skral, så han åt mycket potatis
    The coffers were running thin, so he ate a lot of potatoes
    att vara skral i kassan
    to be low on money
  2. bad
  3. ill, unwell

Declension
Inflection of skral
Indefinite Positive Comparative Superlative2
Common singular skral skralare skralast
Neuter singular skralt skralare skralast
Plural skrala skralare skralast
Masculine plural3 skrale skralare skralast
Definite Positive Comparative Superlative
Masculine singular1 skrale skralare skralaste
All skrala skralare skralaste
1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.
2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.
3) Dated or archaic

References
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