skol

British  

/ skəʊl, skɒl /

1. good health! (a drinking toast)

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verb

1. informal to down (an alcoholic drink) in one go

Etymology

Origin of skol

C16: from Danish skaal bowl, from Old Norse skal; see _scale ²

Example Sentences

Dis vorld ant got much room to spare   For men vich make dis hard-luck cry,— 'Bout von square foot vile dey ban har,   And six feet after dey skol die.

From The Norsk Nightingale Being the Lyrics of a "Lumberyack" by Kirk, William F.

So Yeneral Sheridan hear dese guns, And drank some coffee and eat some buns, And tal dis har landlord, "Gude-by, Yack, Ay skol paying my bill ven ay com back!"

From The Norsk Nightingale Being the Lyrics of a "Lumberyack" by Kirk, William F.

So ven dis bridge start falling,   Horatius' frends yump back; And he skol stand alone dar—   He ban brave lumberyack.

From The Norsk Nightingale Being the Lyrics of a "Lumberyack" by Kirk, William F.

Dis ban how ay know vy Olaf   Never taling no more yoke,— Vy he yust sit down at night-time,   Close by me, var he skol smoke.

From The Norsk Nightingale Being the Lyrics of a "Lumberyack" by Kirk, William F.

Olaf, he ban yolly faller,   He skol taling yoke all day; Sometimes he sing dis har ragtime,   Yust to passing time avay.

From The Norsk Nightingale Being the Lyrics of a "Lumberyack" by Kirk, William F.