Danish

Noun

skyld c (singular definite skylden, not used in plural form)

1. fault
2. blame
3. guilt (responsibility for wrongdoing), 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.

4. sake

   Det er kun for børnenes skyld at vi endnu ikke er blevet separeret.

   It is only for the children’s sake that we have not yet divorced.

Related terms

• skylde verb
• skyldig adj

Verb

skyld

1. imperative of skylde

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse skuld, skyld

Noun

skyld f, 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

5. debt

Derived terms

• skyldfølelse
• skyldig

References

• “skyld” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse skuld

Alternative forms

• skuld

Noun

skyld f ‎(definite singular skylda, indefinite plural skylder, definite plural skyldene)

1. blame
2. fault
3. guilt
4. sake

   for sikkerheits skyld - for safety's sake

5. debt

Derived terms

• skyldig

References

• “skyld” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

West Frisian

Etymology

From Old Frisian, from Proto-Germanic *skelduz ‎(“shield”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)keit-, *(s)keid-, *kheit- ‎(“shield, cover”). Compare English shield, Dutch schild, German Schild, Danish skjold.

Noun

skyld n (pl skylden)

1. shield