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Skuld

Skuld

See also: skuld

Old Norse

Noun

Skuld f

  1. one of the three Norns

Declension

Related terms

  • Urðr
  • Verðandi

skuld

skuld

See also: Skuld

Gothic

Romanization

skuld

  1. Romanization of 𐍃𐌺𐌿𐌻𐌳

Icelandic

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -ʏlt

Noun

skuld f (genitive singular skuldar, nominative plural skuldir)

  1. a debt
  2. (plural only, of a company) liabilities
  3. guilt

Declension

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Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *skuldiz.

Noun

skuld f

  1. debt, obligation

Declension

Descendants

References

  • skuld in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Norse skuld, from Proto-Germanic *skuldiz, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kéltis.

Pronunciation

Noun

skuld c

  1. debt
  2. guilt

Declension

Inflection of skuld 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative skuld skulden skulder skulderna
Genitive skulds skuldens skulders skuldernas

Related terms

  • skuldfälla
  • skuldkänsla
  • skuldmedveten
  • skuldränta
  • skuldsätta
  • skuldtyngd
  • skull
  • skyldig
  • skylla
  • statsskuld
  • utlandsskuld

West Frisian

Etymology

Compare German Schuld, English scold

Noun

skuld n

  1. guilt, fault