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

References
  • “skyldr”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • "skyldr", Geir T. Zoëga (1910), A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford at the Claredon Press, page 384
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