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Swedish
Etymology
From skuld (debt) and its archaic form skull (behalf), originally meaning to be in debt, i.e. to be the one who needs to pay for something. Hence the roles have switched from carrying blame to putting blame.
Pronunciation
Verb
skylla (present skyller, preterite skyllde, supine skyllt, imperative skyll)
- (transitively with på) to blame
Vi tänker skylla på Nisse- We are going to blame Nisse
Jag skyller på otur- I blame bad luck
De misstänkta skyller på varandra- The suspects blame each other
Sjunken i elände, skyllde han sina motgångar på yttre omständigheter- Sunken in misery, he blamed his misfortune on external circumstances
- (with för to specify the accusation) to accuse
- Synonyms: (more common) anklaga, (more common) beskylla
De skyller mig för att vara lögnare- They accuse me of being a liar
Jag skylls för att vara lögnare- I am being accused of being a liar
- (archaic) to owe, to be in debt, to be indebted, to carry blame
Tag mot dem som en skatt den jag dig skyller (translation by Hagberg)- Receive them then, the tribute that I owe (Shakespeare, Titus Andronicus, act 1)
Conjugation
Conjugation of skylla (weak)
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