Danish edit

Pronunciation edit

IPA(key): /skelˀt/, [ˈsɡ̊elˀd̥]

Etymology 1 edit

From Middle Low German schilt, from Old Saxon skild (shield). Doublet of skjold (shield).

Noun edit

skilt n (singular definite skiltet, plural indefinite skilte)

  1. sign (in a shop or on a road)
  2. signpost, plate
Declension edit

References edit

Etymology 2 edit

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb edit

skilt

  1. past participle of skille

Etymology 3 edit

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb edit

skilt

  1. imperative of skilte

Norwegian Bokmål edit

Etymology 1 edit

From Middle Low German schilt.

Noun edit

skilt n (definite singular skiltet, indefinite plural skilt or skilter, definite plural skilta or skiltene)

  1. a sign (such as a road sign)
Derived terms edit
Related terms edit

Etymology 2 edit

Verb edit

skilt

  1. past participle of skille
  2. imperative of skilte

References edit

Norwegian Nynorsk edit

Pronunciation edit

Etymology 1 edit

Borrowed from Middle Low German schilt; same word as skjold. Similar to Danish skilt and Swedish skylt c.

Noun edit

skilt n (definite singular skiltet, indefinite plural skilt, definite plural skilta)

  1. sign, notice
    Kva står det på skiltet der borte?
    What does the sign over there say?
Derived terms edit
Related terms edit

Etymology 2 edit

Verb edit

skilt

  1. imperative of skilta

Etymology 3 edit

Verb edit

skilt

  1. past participle of skilje

References edit

Old Dutch edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-West Germanic *skeldu.

Noun edit

skilt m

  1. shield

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This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Descendants edit

  • Middle Dutch: schilt
    • Dutch: schild
    • Limburgish: sjèldj, sjildj

Further reading edit

  • skilt”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012

Swedish edit

Verb edit

skilt

  1. supine of skilja