Faroese edit

Pronunciation edit

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Etymology 1 edit

From Old Norse skylda.

Noun edit

skylda f (genitive singular skyldu, plural skyldur)

  1. obligation
Declension edit
Declension of skylda
f1 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative skylda skyldan skyldur skyldurnar
accusative skyldu skylduna skyldur skyldurnar
dative skyldu skylduni skyldum skyldunum
genitive skyldu skyldunnar skylda skyldanna

Etymology 2 edit

Compare Icelandic skulda.

Verb edit

skylda (third person singular past indicative skyldaði, third person plural past indicative skyldað, supine skyldað)

  1. to owe
Conjugation edit
Conjugation of skylda (group v-30)
infinitive skylda
supine skyldað
participle (a6)1 skyldandi skyldaður
present past
first singular skyldi skyldaði
second singular skyldar skyldaði
third singular skyldar skyldaði
plural skylda skyldaðu
imperative
singular skylda!
plural skyldið!
1Only the past participle being declined.

Icelandic edit

Pronunciation edit

Etymology 1 edit

From Old Norse skylda.

Noun edit

skylda f (genitive singular skyldu, nominative plural skyldur)

  1. obligation, duty
    Synonym: kvöð
Declension edit
Derived terms edit
Related terms edit

Etymology 2 edit

From Old Norse skylda.

Verb edit

skylda (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative skyldaði, supine skyldað)

  1. to obligate
Conjugation edit
Derived terms edit

Norwegian Bokmål edit

Alternative forms edit

Noun edit

skylda m or f

  1. definite feminine singular of skyld

Norwegian Nynorsk edit

Noun edit

skylda f

  1. definite singular of skyld

Verb edit

skylda (present tense skyldar or skylder, past tense skylda or skylde, past participle skylda or skyldt, passive infinitive skyldast, present participle skyldande, imperative skyld)

  1. Alternative form of skulde

References edit

“skylda” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Old Norse edit

Etymology 1 edit

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Noun edit

skylda f

  1. duty, obligation
  2. tax, due
    Synonym: skyld
Descendants edit
  • Icelandic: skylda
  • Faroese: skylda

Etymology 2 edit

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Verb edit

skylda

  1. obligate, bind
Descendants edit

Etymology 3 edit

Verb edit

skylda

  1. first-person singular past active indicative/subjunctive of skulu

References edit

  • skylda”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press