scilling
Irish
Etymology
From Middle Irish scilling, scillic,[1] borrowed from Old Norse skillingr, from Proto-Germanic *skillingaz.[2]
Pronunciation
- (Waterford, Cork) IPA(key): /ˈʃcɪlʲɪɲ/
- (Kerry) IPA(key): /ˈʃcɪlʲənʲ/
- (Connacht, Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈʃcɪl̠ʲən̠ʲ/[3]
Noun
scilling f (genitive scillinge, plural scillingí, plural after numbers scillinge)
- shilling (historical coin; modern currency)
Declension
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- Alternative plural: scilleacha (Cois Fharraige)
References
- ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “scilling, scillic”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- ^ Greene, D. (1976) “The influence of Scandinavian on Irish”, in Bo Almqvist and David Greene, editors, Proceedings of the Seventh Viking Congress, Dublin 15–21 August 1973, Dundalk: Dundalgan Press, pages 75–82
- ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 83
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “scilling”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
Old English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *skillingaz
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈʃil.linɡ/, [ˈʃiɫ.ɫiŋɡ]
Noun
sċilling m
Usage notes
The shilling was equivalent to five pennies in the kingdom of Wessex and four in the kingdom of Mercia. The Normans later introduced the standard of twelve pennies per shilling.
Declension
Strong a-stem:
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | sċilling | sċillingas |
| accusative | sċilling | sċillingas |
| genitive | sċillinges | sċillinga |
| dative | sċillinge | sċillingum |
References
- Joseph Bosworth, T. Northcote Toller (1898) “scilling”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, second edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.