skele
Danish
Etymology
Borrwoed from Middle Low German schelen, from Proto-Germanic *skilhijaną (“to squint”), cf. also German schielen. Derived from the adjective Proto-Germanic *skelhaz, *skelgaz (“wry, oblique”), cf. Old Norse skjalgr (“squinty”), German scheel (“squinty”).
Pronunciation
IPA(key): [ˈsɡ̊eːlə]
Verb
skele (imperative skel, infinitive at skele, present tense skeler, past tense skelede, perfect tense har skelet))
- to squint
- (figuratively) have an eye to (e.g. one's own interest)
References
“skele” in Den Danske Ordbog