schedel

• scheel

From Middle Dutch schedele, from Old Dutch skēthila, *skeithila (“part, crown, crest, summit”), from Proto-West Germanic *skaidilu (“part in the hair, top, crown, crest, summit”). Cognate with German Scheitel (“part, crest, apex”).

• IPA^(key): /ˈsxeː.dəl/

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• Hyphenation: sche‧del
• Rhymes: -eːdəl

schedel m (plural schedels, diminutive schedeltje n)

1. skull
2. death's-head
3. mound's crest or crown

• (death's-head): doodshoofd
• (crest): kruin

• Afrikaans: skedel

• Schelde, schelde