skuld
See also: Skuld
Gothic
Icelandic
Etymology
From Old Norse skuld, from Proto-Germanic *skuldiz.
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -ʏlt
Noun
skuld f (genitive singular skuldar, nominative plural skuldir)
- a debt
- (plural only, of a company) liabilities
- guilt
Declension
declension of skuld
f-s2 | singular | plural | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | skuld | skuldin | skuldir | skuldirnar |
accusative | skuld | skuldina | skuldir | skuldirnar |
dative | skuld | skuldinni | skuldum | skuldunum |
genitive | skuldar | skuldarinnar | skulda | skuldanna |
Synonyms
- (guilt): sök
Derived terms
- innheimta skuld (collect a debt)
- útistandandi skuld (outstanding debt)
- skuldum vafinn, vera skuldum vafinn (be deep in debt)
- greiða upp skuld (liquidate a debt)
- skella skuldinni á (to put the blame on somebody)
Norwegian Nynorsk
Old Norse
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *skuldiz, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kéltis.
Declension
Declension of skuld (strong i-stem)
feminine | singular | plural | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | skuld | skuldin | skuldir | skuldirnar |
accusative | skuld | skuldina | skuldir | skuldirnar |
dative | skuld | skuldinni | skuldum | skuldunum |
genitive | skuldar | skuldarinnar | skulda | skuldanna |
References
- skuld in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press
Swedish
Etymology
From Old Norse skuld, from Proto-Germanic *skuldiz, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kéltis.
Pronunciation
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West Frisian
Further reading
- “skuld”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011
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