skyld

Danish

Etymology

From Old Norse skuld.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /skyl/, [sɡ̊ylˀ]

Noun

skyld c (singular definite skylden, not used in plural form)

  1. fault
  2. blame
  3. guilt (responsibility for wrongdoing), fault (responsibility for a mistake)
    Der var ingen tvivl om den anklagedes skyld.
    There was no doubt about the accused's guilt.
    Det er din skyld at vi tabte matchen.
    It's your fault that we lost the match.
  4. sake
    Det er kun for børnenes skyld at vi endnu ikke er blevet skilt.
    It is only for the children's sake that we have not yet divorced.
  5. debt
    Og forlat oss vår skyld,
    Lord's Prayer And forgive us our debts,

Declension

Verb

skyld

  1. imperative of skylde

Further reading


Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse skuld, skyld

Noun

skyld f or m (definite singular skylda or skylden, indefinite plural skylder, definite plural skyldene)

  1. blame
  2. fault
  3. guilt
  4. sake
    for sikkerhets skyld - for safety's sake
    Er de ikke alle tjenende ånder, som sendes ut til tjeneste for deres skyld som skal arve frelse?
    Are they not all ministering spirits, sent out to render service for the sake of those who will inherit salvation?
  5. debt

Derived terms

References


Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Norse skuld

Noun

skyld f (definite singular skylda, indefinite plural skylder, definite plural skyldene)

  1. blame
  2. fault
  3. guilt
  4. sake
    for sikkerheits skyld - for safety's sake
  5. debt

Derived terms

References


West Frisian

Etymology

From Old Frisian [Term?], from Proto-Germanic *skelduz.

Noun

skyld n (plural skylden, diminutive skyldsje)

  1. shield

Derived terms

Further reading

  • skyld (I)”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011
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