schult

See also: Schult

German

Pronunciation

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Verb

schult

  1. inflection of schulen:
    1. third-person singular present
    2. second-person plural present
    3. plural imperative

Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch skult, from Proto-Germanic *skuldiz.

Noun

schult f

  1. duty
  2. debt
  3. fault, crime
  4. guilt

Inflection

Strong feminine noun
singular plural
nominative schult schulde
accusative schult schulde
genitive schult, schulde schulde
dative schult, schulde schulden


Alternative forms

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Dutch: schuld, schoud (dialectal)
    • Afrikaans: skuld
      • → Sotho: sekoloto
      • → Tswana: sekoloto
      • → Zulu: isikweletu
    • Berbice Creole Dutch: skolo
    • Jersey Dutch: sxjilt
    • Negerhollands: skuld, skylt, schuild
    • → Indonesian: kesalahan (semantic loan)
  • Limburgish: sjöldj

Further reading

  • “scult”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
  • Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “schout”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page schout
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