skila

From Old Norse skila.

• IPA^(key): /ˈscɪːla/
• Rhymes: -ɪːla

skila (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative skilaði, supine skilað)

1. to give back, to return [with dative]
2. to give away, to hand over [with dative]

   Synonym: afhenda

• skali

From Old Norse skila.

• skile (e-infinitive)

• IPA^(key): /²ʃiː.lɑ/, /²ʃɪ.lɑ/

skila (present tense skilar, past tense skila, past participle skila, passive infinitive skilast, present participle skilande, imperative skila/skil)

1. (ambitransitive) to distinguish, understand
2. (transitive or ditransitive) to will

   Synonym: testamentera

3. (intransitive) to be of full value

• skilja
• skil n

Genitive plural of skil.

• IPA^(key): /²ʃiː.lɑ/, /²ʃɪ.lɑ/

skila (singular and plural skila)

1. candid, wholesome

• IPA^(key): /ˈʃiː.lɑ/, /ˈʃɪ.lɑ/

skila n

1. definite plural of skil

• “skila” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
• “skila” in The Ordnett Dictionary

• kilas, kisla, klias, likas, liksa, sikla, skali, sklia, slika

Possibly from skil n (“difference”), related to the verb skilja (“to separate, discern”).

skila

1. to expound, give a reason for, explain [with accusative]
2. to decide [with accusative]
3. to return, give back [with dative]

• Icelandic: skila
• Norwegian Nynorsk: skila, skile (e-infinitive)

skila n

1. genitive plural indefinite of skil

• Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “skila”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press; also available at the Internet Archive