Icelandic

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Etymology

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From Old Norse skila.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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skila (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative skilaði, supine skilað)

  1. (transitive, with dative) to give back, to return
  2. (transitive, with dative) to give away, to hand over
    Synonym: afhenda

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Anagrams

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Norwegian Nynorsk

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Etymology 1

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From Old Norse skila.

Alternative forms

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /²ʃiː.lɑ/, /²ʃɪ.lɑ/

Verb

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skila (present tense skilar, past tense skila, past participle skila, passive infinitive skilast, present participle skilande, imperative skila/skil)

  1. (transitive, intransitive) to distinguish, understand
  2. (transitive or ditransitive) to will
    Synonym: testamentera
  3. (intransitive) to be of full value
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Etymology 2

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Genitive plural of skil.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /²ʃiː.lɑ/, /²ʃɪ.lɑ/

Adjective

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skila (singular and plural skila)

  1. candid, wholesome

Etymology 3

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈʃiː.lɑ/, /ˈʃɪ.lɑ/

Noun

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skila n

  1. definite plural of skil

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Anagrams

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Old Norse

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Etymology

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Possibly from skil n (difference), related to the verb skilja (to separate, discern).

Verb

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skila

  1. (transitive with accusative) to expound, give a reason for, explain
  2. (transitive with accusative) to decide
  3. (transitive with dative) to return, give back

Conjugation

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Descendants

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  • Icelandic: skila
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: skila, skile (e-infinitive)

Noun

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skila n

  1. genitive plural indefinite of skil

References

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