Skuld
Old Icelandic Dictionary - skuldMeaning of Old Icelandic word "skuld" in English.
As defined by A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic (Geir Zoëga):
skuld Old Icelandic word can mean:
- skuld
- I)
- skuld
- (pl. -ir), f.
- skuld
- 1) debt; gjalda s., to pay a debt; kaupa í s., to buy on trust; ganga í s. fyrir e-n, to be bail for another; ganga í s. við e-n, to become one’s debtor;
- skuld
- 2) tax, due (ek vissi, at þer áttuð at réttu s. ok skatt af at taka).
- skuld
- II)
- skuld
- f. = skyld; fyrir þann (= þá) s., at, because that.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᚴᚢᛚᛏ
Abbreviations used:
- f.
- feminine.
- pl.
- plural.
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