skoal

intj, verb — 2 senses

intj

Etymology From Danish/Norwegian/Swedish skål, which is used when making a toast and also means "bowl".

A toast when drinking, roughly equivalent to cheers.

verb

Etymology From Danish/Norwegian/Swedish skål, which is used when making a toast and also means "bowl".

To make such a toast.

With their aquavit the Scandinavians observe a lovely ritual called skoaling, or "toasting." Skoaling is more formal, however, than toasting is in our country. At a dinner party the host always skoals first.1971, Linda Wolfe, McCall's introduction to Scandinavian cooking, page 5:

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