Old English · noun

scyld

Normalised sċyld

Part of speech: noun, feminine
Declension: strong ō-stem
IPA: /ʃyld/
[ʃyɫd]
Syllables: ʃyld (1 syllable)
Modern English: liability obligation guilt debt

scyld1 · noun · feminine

Senses

guilt, sin

Hē bæd his sċylde forġiefnesse.

He begged forgiveness for his sins.
debt, obligation, liability, due

Hē þā sċyld forlēt wiþ hine.

He forgave the debt against him.

Declension · strong ō-stem

Declension of scyld
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	sċyld	sċylda sċylde
Accusative	sċylde	sċylda sċylde
Genitive	sċylde	sċylda
Dative	sċylde	sċyldum

scyld2 · noun · masculine · alternative form

Senses

alternative form of sċield

Declension · strong a-stem

Declension of scyld
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	sċyld	sċyldas
Accusative	sċyld	sċyldas
Genitive	sċyldes	sċylda
Dative	sċylde	sċyldum

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *skuldi (“guilt”). Cognates Cognate with Old Frisian schuld, Old Saxon skuld (“crime, due”), Old High German sculd (German Schuld), Old Norse skuld. Related to shall, should.

From earlier sċield.

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