Skyld

Old Icelandic Dictionary - skyld

Meaning of Old Icelandic word "skyld" in English.

As defined by A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic (Geir Zoëga):

skyld Old Icelandic word can mean:

skyld
f.
skyld
1) tax, due (heimta saman ~ir konungs);
skyld
2) incumbrance on an estate;
skyld
3) reason, sake; fyrir mína s., for my sake.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᚴᚢᛚᛏ

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.

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