Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word
scilling. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word
scilling, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say
scilling in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word
scilling you have here. The definition of the word
scilling will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition of
scilling, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.
Irish
Etymology
From Middle Irish scilling, scillic, borrowed from Old Norse skillingr, from Proto-Germanic *skillingaz.
Pronunciation
Noun
scilling f (genitive scillinge, plural scillingí, plural after numbers scillinge)
- shilling (historical coin; modern currency)
Declension
References
- ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “scilling, scillic”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- ^ Greene, D. (1976) “The influence of Scandinavian on Irish”, in Bo Almqvist and David Greene, editors, Proceedings of the Seventh Viking Congress, Dublin 15–21 August 1973, Dundalk: Dundalgan Press, pages 75–82
- ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 83
Further reading
Old English
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *skillingaz
Pronunciation
Noun
sċilling m
- (money) a shilling
- Laws of King Ine
Ðonne mon bēam on wuda forbǣrne, ⁊ weorðe yppe on þone ðe hit dȳde, ġielde hē fulwīte: ġeselle LX sċill., forþamþe fȳr bið þēof.- If a man burns up a tree in a forest, and it becomes known who did it, he shall pay a full fine: he shall pay sixty shillings, for fire is a thief.
Usage notes
The shilling was equivalent to five pennies in the kingdom of Wessex and four in the kingdom of Mercia. The Normans later introduced the standard of twelve pennies per shilling.
Declension
Strong a-stem:
References