skilling

See also: Skilling

English

Etymology 1

From skill (verb).

Verb

skilling

  1. present participle and gerund of skill

Etymology 2

From Danish, Norwegian, and Swedish skilling. Doublet of shilling.

Noun

skilling (plural skillings)

  1. (historical) A Scandinavian monetary unit and coin up to the 19th century. (A subdivision of the Swedish riksdaler, the Danish and Norwegian rigsdaler and speciedaler).

Etymology 3

Compare sheeling.

Noun

skilling (plural skillings)

  1. A bay of a barn.
    • 1844, James Atkinson, An Account of the State of Agriculture and Grazing in New South Wales:
      The barn may be built with lean-to's or skillings all round []
  2. A small addition to a cottage.

Anagrams

Danish

Etymology

From Old Norse skillingr, from Proto-Germanic *skillingaz, the same source of English shilling.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /skelenɡ/, [ˈsɡ̊elˀeŋ]

Noun

skilling c (singular definite skillingen, plural indefinite skillinger)

  1. skilling (A Scandinavian monetary unit and coin up to the 19th century.)
  2. small donation

Inflection

Synonyms

(small donation): skærv

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse skillingr, from Proto-Germanic *skillingaz. Akin to English shilling. Doublet of schilling and shilling.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʃɪlːɪŋ/

Noun

skilling m (definite singular skillingen, indefinite plural skillingar, definite plural skillingane)

  1. (numismatics) shilling (A Scandinavian monetary unit and coin up to the 19th century.)
  2. a coin (any coin)
    • 1856, Ivar Aasen, Norske Ordsprog:
      Ein Skilling, som er spard, er tvo Gonger tent.
      A shilling that is saved, is twice earned.

Further reading

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish skillinger, from Old Norse skillingr, from Proto-Germanic *skillingaz, the same source of English shilling.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɧɪlˌɪŋ/

Noun

skilling c

  1. skilling (coin)

Declension

Declension of skilling 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative skilling skillingen skillingar skillingarna
Genitive skillings skillingens skillingars skillingarnas

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