skyldr

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *skuldiz (“obliged”).

Pronunciation

• (12th century Icelandic) IPA^(key): /ˈskyldr̩/

Adjective

skyldr

1. bound, obliged
2. due
3. pressing, urgent
4. related

Declension

    Strong declension of skyldr

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	skyldr	skyld	skylt
accusative	skyldan	skylda	skylt
dative	skyldum	skyldri	skyldu
genitive	skylds	skyldrar	skylds
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	skyldir	skyldar	skyld
accusative	skylda	skyldar	skyld
dative	skyldum	skyldum	skyldum
genitive	skyldra	skyldra	skyldra

    Weak declension of skyldr

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	skyldi	skylda	skylda
accusative	skylda	skyldu	skylda
dative	skylda	skyldu	skylda
genitive	skylda	skyldu	skylda
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	skyldu	skyldu	skyldu
accusative	skyldu	skyldu	skyldu
dative	skyldum	skyldum	skyldum
genitive	skyldu	skyldu	skyldu

Descendants

• Icelandic: skyldur

Further reading

• Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “skyldr”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 384; also available at the [https://archive.org/stream/concisedictionar001857

1. page/384 Internet Archive]