skilt

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Danish

Pronunciation

IPA(key): /skelˀt/,

Etymology 1

From Middle Low German schilt, from Old Saxon skild (“shield”). Doublet of skjold (“shield”).

Noun

skilt n (singular definite skiltet, plural indefinite skilte)

  1. sign (in a shop or on a road)
  2. signpost, plate
Declension
Declension of skilt
neuter
gender 		Singular Plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative skilt skiltet skilte skiltene
genitive skilts skiltets skiltes skiltenes

References

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

skilt

  1. past participle of skille

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

skilt

  1. imperative of skilte

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology 1

From Middle Low German schilt.

Noun

skilt n (definite singular skiltet, indefinite plural skilt or skilter, definite plural skilta or skiltene)

  1. a sign (such as a road sign)
Derived terms
Terms derived from skilt
Related terms

Etymology 2

Verb

skilt

  1. past participle of skille
  2. imperative of skilte

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Middle Low German schilt; same word as skjold. Similar to Danish skilt and Swedish skylt c.

Noun

skilt n (definite singular skiltet, indefinite plural skilt, definite plural skilta)

  1. sign, notice
    Kva står det på skiltet der borte?
    What does the sign over there say?
Derived terms
Related terms

Etymology 2

Verb

skilt

  1. imperative of skilta

Etymology 3

Verb

skilt

  1. past participle of skilje

References

Old Dutch

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *skeldu.

Noun

skilt m

  1. shield

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Descendants

  • Middle Dutch: schilt
    • Dutch: schild
    • Limburgish: sjèldj, sjildj

Further reading

  • “skilt”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012

Swedish

Verb

skilt

  1. supine of skilja
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