shildy

Middle English

Etymology

From Old English sċyldiġ (“guilty, sinful, criminal”), from Proto-Germanic *skuldīgaz, equivalent to shild +‎ -y. Cognate with West Frisian skildich (“guilty”), Dutch schuldig (“guilty”), German schuldig (“guilty”), Swedish skyldig (“guilty”).

Adjective

shildy

  1. Guilty, at fault, in debt.
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