scilling
Irish edit
Etymology edit
From Middle Irish scilling, scillic, borrowed from Old Norse skillingr, from Proto-Germanic *skillingaz.
Pronunciation edit
- (Cork) IPA(key): /ˈʃcɪlʲɪɲ/
- (Kerry) IPA(key): /ˈʃcɪlʲənʲ/
- (Connacht, Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈʃcɪl̠ʲən̠ʲ/
Noun edit
scilling f (genitive scillinge, plural scillingí, plural after numbers scillinge)
- shilling (historical coin; modern currency)
Declension edit
Declension of scilling
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Bare forms
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Forms with the definite article
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- Alternative plural: scilleacha (Cois Fharraige)
Further reading edit
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “scilling”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Greene, D. (1973) “The influence of Scandinavian on Irish”, in Bo Almqvist and David Greene, editors, Proceedings of the Seventh Viking Congress[1], Dundalk: Dundalgan Press, pages 75-82
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “scilling, scillic”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 83
Old English edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Germanic *skillingaz
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
sċilling m
Usage notes edit
The shilling was equivalent to five pennies in the kingdom of Wessex and four in the kingdom of Mercia. The Normans later introduced the standard of twelve pennies per shilling.
Declension edit
Declension of scilling (strong a-stem)
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | sċilling | sċillingas |
| accusative | sċilling | sċillingas |
| genitive | sċillinges | sċillinga |
| dative | sċillinge | sċillingum |
References edit
- Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “scilling”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary[2], 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.