skyld

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Danish

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /skylˀ/, [ˈsɡ̊ylˀ]

Noun

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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

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Synonyms

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Verb

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skyld

  1. imperative of skylde

Further reading

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Norwegian Bokmål

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Etymology

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From Old Norse skuld, skyld.

Noun

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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

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References

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Norwegian Nynorsk

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Etymology 1

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Participle

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

  1. past participle of skylja

Verb

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skyld

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

Etymology 2

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Verb

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skyld

  1. imperative of skylda

References

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Old Swedish

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Noun

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skyld f

  1. Alternative form of skuld

Declension

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West Frisian

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Etymology

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From Old Frisian [Term?], from Proto-Germanic *skelduz.

Noun

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skyld n (plural skylden, diminutive skyldsje)

  1. shield

Derived terms

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Further reading

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  • skyld (I)”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011