Old English · noun
scilling
Normalised sċilling
- Part of speech
- noun, masculine
- Declension
- strong a-stem
- IPA
- /ˈʃil.linɡ/[ˈʃiɫ.ɫiŋɡ]
- Syllables
- ˈʃil · linɡ (2 syllables)
- Modern English
- shilling
Meaning
-
a shilling
Ðonne mon bēam on wuda forbǣrne, ⁊ weorðe yppe on þone ðe hit dȳde, ġielde hē fulwīte: ġeselle LX sċill., forþamþe fȳr bið þēof.
If a man burns up a tree in a forest, and it becomes known who did it, he shall pay a full fine: he shall pay sixty shillings, for fire is a thief.
Laws of King Ine
Declension
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | sċilling | sċillingas |
| Accusative | sċilling | sċillingas |
| Genitive | sċillinges | sċillinga |
| Dative | sċillinge | sċillingum |
All forms (6)
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *skillingaz
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