Schell

English

Etymology

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Proper noun

Schell

1. A surname.

Hunsrik

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃel/

Etymology 1

From Old High German skella.

Noun

Schell f (plural Schelle)

1. bell

   Heerst-du dem Bellsnickel sein Schell?

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Etymology 2

Noun

Schell m

1. plural of Schall

Further reading

• Online Hunsrik Dictionary

Luxembourgish

Etymology

From Old High German skella; cognate with German Schelle, Dutch schel. Related to schalen (“to resound, to echo”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃæl/

  Rhymes: -æl

Noun

Schell f (plural Schellen)

1. (small) bell

Synonyms

• Klack

Plautdietsch

Noun

Schell f (plural --)

1. scolding, reprimand

Rhine Franconian

Etymology

From Middle High German schelle, from Old High German scella (“little bell”), related to scellan (“to ring, sound”), from Proto-Germanic *skellan- and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *kelh₁- (“to shout, call”).

Noun

Schell ?

1. (Palatine) bell