skyld

From Old Norse skuld, from Proto-Germanic *skuldiz, cognate with Swedish skuld, German Schuld. Derived from *skulaną (Danish skulle).

• IPA^(key): /skylˀ/, [ˈsɡ̊ylˀ]

skyld c (singular definite skylden, not used in plural form)

1. blame, guilt (responsibility for wrongdoing)
2. fault (responsibility for a mistake)

   Der var ingen tvivl om den anklagedes skyld.

   There was no doubt about the accused's guilt.

   Det er din skyld at vi tabte matchen.

   It's your fault that we lost the match.

3. sake

   Det er kun for børnenes skyld at vi endnu ikke er blevet skilt.

   It is only for the children's sake that we have not yet divorced.

4. debt

   Og forlad os vor skyld,

   Lord's Prayer And forgive us our debts,

• (debt): gæld

• skylde (verb)
• skyldig (adjective)

skyld

1. imperative of skylde

• “skyld” in Den Danske Ordbog
• “skyld” in Ordbog over det danske Sprog

From Old Norse skuld, skyld.

skyld f or m (definite singular skylda or skylden, indefinite plural skylder, definite plural skyldene)

1. blame
2. fault
3. guilt
4. sake

   for sikkerhets skyld

   for safety's sake

   Er de ikke alle tjenende ånder, som sendes ut til tjeneste for deres skyld som skal arve frelse?

   Are they not all ministering spirits, sent out to render service for the sake of those who will inherit salvation?

5. debt

• skyldfølelse
• skyldig

• “skyld” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

skyld (neuter singular skyld or skylde, definite singular and plural skylde)

1. past participle of skylja

skyld

1. (non-standard since 2012) supine of skylja

skyld

1. imperative of skylda

• “skyld” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

skyld f

1. alternative form of skuld

From Old Frisian [Term?], from Proto-Germanic *skelduz.

skyld n (plural skylden, diminutive skyldsje)

1. shield

• skyldpod

• “skyld (I)”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011