skylde

Danish

Etymology

From Old Norse skylda, from Proto-Germanic *skuldijōną, cognate with Swedish skylla, German schulden, Old English sċyldan.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /skylə/, [ˈsɡ̊ylə]

Verb

skylde (past tense skyldte, past participle skyldt)

1. to owe (to have debt, to be in debt)

Conjugation

Inflection of skylde

	present	past
simple	skylder	skyldte
perfect	har skyldt	havde skyldt
passive	skyldes	skyldtes
participle	skyldende	skyldt
imperative	skyld	—
infinitive	skylde	—
auxiliary verb	have	—
gerund	skylden	—

Related terms

• skyld
• beskylde
• skyldig

References

• “skylde” in Den Danske Ordbog

Norwegian Bokmål

Verb

skylde (present tense skylder, simple past skyldte, past participle skyldt) (some verb forms omitted until usage is proven)

1. to owe (something, e.g. money)

Related terms

• skyldes
• skyldner

References

• “skylde” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Verb

skylde (present tense skyldar or skylder, past tense skylda or skylde, past participle skylda or skyldt, passive infinitive skyldast, present participle skyldande, imperative skyld)

1. Alternative form of skulde

References

“skylde” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.