skyld

Danish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /skylˀ/, [ˈsɡ̊ylˀ]

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

• (debt): gæld

Related terms

• skylde (verb)
• skyldig (adjective)

Verb

skyld

1. imperative of skylde

Further reading

• “skyld” in Den Danske Ordbog
• “skyld” in Ordbog over det danske Sprog

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

• skyldfølelse
• skyldig

References

• “skyld” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

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

• “skyld” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

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

Noun

skyld n (plural skylden, diminutive skyldsje)

1. shield

Derived terms

• skyldpod

Further reading

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