skäl

Etymology
From, , ultimately related to.

Noun

 * 1) cause, purpose, the reason why something is done
 * 2) parting (of roads)
 * 3)  shed (parting of warps)

Usage notes

 * In the structure of European Union documents, "preamble (citations and recitals)" is translated with "ingress (beaktandeled och skäl)".