skuld

See also: Skuld

Gothic

Romanization

skuld

  1. Romanization of 𐍃𐌺𐌿𐌻𐌳

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse skuld, from Proto-Germanic *skuldiz.

Pronunciation
  • Rhymes: -ʏlt

Noun

skuld f (genitive singular skuldar, nominative plural skuldir)

  1. a debt
  2. (plural only, of a company) liabilities
  3. 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

Derived terms
derived terms from skuld (“a debt”)
  • innheimta skuld (collect a debt)
  • útistandandi skuld (outstanding debt)
  • skuldum vafinn, vera skuldum vafinn (be deep in debt)
  • greiða upp skuld (liquidate a debt)
derived terms from skuld (“guilt”)
  • skella skuldinni á (to put the blame on somebody)

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

skuld f (definite singular skulda, indefinite plural skulder, definite plural skuldene)

  1. Alternative form of skyld

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *skuldiz, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kéltis.

Noun

skuld f

  1. debt, obligation

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

Descendants

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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Noun

skuld c

  1. debt
  2. guilt

Declension
Declension of skuld 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative skuld skulden skulder skulderna
Genitive skulds skuldens skulders skuldernas
  • skuldfälla
  • skuldkänsla
  • skuldmedveten
  • skuldränta
  • skuldsätta
  • skuldtyngd
  • skull
  • skyldig
  • skylla
  • statsskuld
  • utlandsskuld

West Frisian

Etymology

Noun

skuld c (plural skulden, diminutive skuldsje)

  1. debt
  2. guilt, fault

Further reading
  • “skuld”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011
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