skalle I homograph 1

Senses and Example SentencesBetydning og bruk

1. hode på dyr eller menneske head of an animal or a person
   • en glattbarbert skalle a cleanly shaven head
   • hun skjøt elgen rett i skallen she shot the elk right in the head
2. hode som sete for tanker og forstand;
   jamfør hode (3)the mind the head as the seat of thought and reason;
   compare hode (3)the mind
   • ha lite vett i skallen to have little sense in one's head
3. panne (II)a forehead, a brow a forehead, a browpanne (II)
   • være rynkete i skallen to have a wrinkled forehead
   • flytte brillene opp i skallen to push one's glasses up onto one's forehead
4. støt med pannen;
   jamfør springskallea headbutt with a run-up a blow with the forehead;
   compare springskallea headbutt with a run-up
   • gi noen en skalle to give someone a headbutt
5. tørr, steinete jordrygg a dry, stony ridge of ground
6. banke (I, 1)a bank i sjøen a bankbanke (I, 1) in the sea