Etymology 2 Edit

1. Obsolete form of school ( “ a multitude ” ).
   • 1586. William Warner. Albion’s England. A knavish skull of boys and girls did pelt at him.
   • 1601. Philemon Holland (translator), Pliny the Elder (author), The Historie of the World. Commonly called, The Natvrall Historie of C. Plinivs Secvndvs. . book IX. chapter xv: “Of the names and natures of many fishes.”: These fishs, togither with the old Tunies and the young, called Pelamides, enter in great flotes and skulls. into the sea Pontus, for the sweet food that they there find: and every companie of them hath their fever all leaders and captaines; and before them all, the Maquerels lead the way; which, while they be in the water, have a colour of brimstone; but without, like they be to the rest.

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(See the entry for skull in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary , G. & C. Merriam, 1913.)

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1. (on someone's) behalf ; an archaic form of skuld (debt), used to indicate for whom or why something is done för min skull for me, because of me, on my behalf För edra hjärtans hårdhets skull tillstadde Moses eder att skiljas från edra hustrur Moses because of the hardness of your hearts suffered you to put away your wives (Matthew 19:8)

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