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skåle homograph 2

verbverb

to drink a toast, to toast, to clink glasses

Senses and Example SentencesBetydning og bruk

løfte et glass med drikke i et selskap, si skål (II)cheers! som en hilsen, lykkeønsking, hedring eller lignende to raise a glass of drink at a gathering and say skål (II)cheers! as a greeting, a good wish, a mark of honour or the like
  • skåle for jubilanten to drink a toast to the person being celebrated
  • utbringe en skål to propose a toast
  • de skålte med naboen they clinked glasses with their neighbour
  • de skålte i ett sett they were toasting non-stop