skylda

Faroese

Etymology 1

From Old Norse skylda.

Noun

skylda f (genitive singular skyldu, plural skyldur)

  1. obligation
Declension
Declension of skylda
f1 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative skylda skyldan skyldur skyldurnar
accusative skyldu skylduna skyldur skyldurnar
dative skyldu skylduni skyldum skyldunum
genitive skyldu skyldunnar skylda skyldanna

Etymology 2

Compare Icelandic skulda.

Verb

skylda (third person singular past indicative skyldaði, third person plural past indicative skyldað, supine skyldað)

  1. to owe
Conjugation

Icelandic

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈscɪlta/
  • Rhymes: -ɪlta

Etymology 1

From Old Norse skylda.

Noun

skylda f (genitive singular skyldu, nominative plural skyldur)

  1. obligation, duty
    Synonym: kvöð
Declension
Derived terms

Etymology 2

From Old Norse skylda.

Verb

skylda (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative skyldaði, supine skyldað)

  1. to obligate
Conjugation
Derived terms
  • skylda til

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

Noun

skylda m or f

  1. definite feminine singular of skyld

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

skylda f

  1. definite singular of skyld

Old Norse

Etymology 1

Noun

skylda f

  1. duty, obligation
  2. tax, due
Synonyms
Descendants

Etymology 2

Verb

skylda

  1. obligate, bind
Descendants

References

  • skylda in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press
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