skyld

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Danish

Etymology

From Old Norse skuld, from Proto-Germanic *skuldiz, cognate with Swedish skuld, German Schuld. Derived from *skulaną (Danish skulle).

Pronunciation

Noun

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

  1. blame, guilt (responsibility for wrongdoing)
  2. 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.
  3. 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.
  4. debt
    Og forlad os vor skyld,
    Lord's Prayer And forgive us our debts,

Declension

Declension of skyld
common
gender 		Singular
indefinite definite
nominative skyld skylden
genitive skylds skyldens

Synonyms

Related terms

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

Etymology 1

Participle

skyld (neuter singular skyld or skylde, definite singular and plural skylde)

  1. past participle of skylja

Verb

skyld

  1. (non-standard since 2012) supine of skylja

Etymology 2

Verb

skyld

  1. imperative of skylda

References

Old Swedish

Noun

skyld f

  1. Alternative form of skuld

Declension

Declension of skyld (i-stem)
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative skyld skyldin skyldi(r), -e(r) skyldina(r), skyldena(r)
accusative skyld skyldina, -ena skyldi(r), -e(r) skyldina(r), skyldena(r)
dative skyld skyldinni, -inne skyldum, -om skyldumin, -omen
genitive skylda(r) skyldinna(r) skylda skyldanna

West Frisian

Etymology

From Old Frisian , 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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