scyldig

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *skuldīgaz, equivalent to sċyld +‎ -iġ. Cognate with Old Frisian skeldich, Old Saxon skuldig, Old High German sculdig.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʃyl.dij/, [ˈʃyɫ.dij]

Adjective

sċyldiġ

  1. guilty (+ genitive or instrumental of a crime or offense)
    • late 10th century, Ælfric, "Saint George, Martyr"
      ...and bēo ic scyldiġ ġif ic his scȳncræft ne mæġ mid ealle ādwǣscan mid mīnum drȳcræfte.
      ...and may I be guilty if I cannot totally extinguish his magic by my sorcery.
  2. sinful
  3. in debt
  4. liable (+ genitive or instrumental for a crime or offense) (+ genitive or instrumental to forfeit something) (+ genitive or instrumental to receive a punishment)

Declension

Declension of sċyldiġ — Strong
Singular Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative sċyldiġ sċyldiġu, sċyldġu, sċyldiġo, sċyldġo sċyldiġ
Accusative sċyldiġne sċyldiġe, sċyldġe sċyldiġ
Genitive sċyldiġes, sċyldġes sċyldiġre sċyldiġes, sċyldġes
Dative sċyldiġum, sċyldġum sċyldiġre sċyldiġum, sċyldġum
Instrumental sċyldiġe, sċyldġe sċyldiġre sċyldiġe, sċyldġe
Plural Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative sċyldiġe, sċyldġe sċyldiġa, sċyldġa, sċyldiġe, sċyldġe sċyldiġu, sċyldġu, sċyldiġo, sċyldġo
Accusative sċyldiġe, sċyldġe sċyldiġa, sċyldġa, sċyldiġe, sċyldġe sċyldiġu, sċyldġu, sċyldiġo, sċyldġo
Genitive sċyldiġra sċyldiġra sċyldiġra
Dative sċyldiġum, sċyldġum sċyldiġum, sċyldġum sċyldiġum, sċyldġum
Instrumental sċyldiġum, sċyldġum sċyldiġum, sċyldġum sċyldiġum, sċyldġum
Declension of sċyldiġ — Weak
Singular Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative sċyldiġa, sċyldġa sċyldiġe, sċyldġe sċyldiġe, sċyldġe
Accusative sċyldiġan, sċyldġan sċyldiġan, sċyldġan sċyldiġe, sċyldġe
Genitive sċyldiġan, sċyldġan sċyldiġan, sċyldġan sċyldiġan, sċyldġan
Dative sċyldiġan, sċyldġan sċyldiġan, sċyldġan sċyldiġan, sċyldġan
Instrumental sċyldiġan, sċyldġan sċyldiġan, sċyldġan sċyldiġan, sċyldġan
Plural Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative sċyldiġan, sċyldġan sċyldiġan, sċyldġan sċyldiġan, sċyldġan
Accusative sċyldiġan, sċyldġan sċyldiġan, sċyldġan sċyldiġan, sċyldġan
Genitive sċyldiġra, sċyldiġena, sċyldġena sċyldiġra, sċyldiġena, sċyldġena sċyldiġra, sċyldiġena, sċyldġena
Dative sċyldiġum, sċyldġum sċyldiġum, sċyldġum sċyldiġum, sċyldġum
Instrumental sċyldiġum, sċyldġum sċyldiġum, sċyldġum sċyldiġum, sċyldġum

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Middle English: shildiȝ, schuldi, shildy

References

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