Skyldr

Old Icelandic Dictionary - skyldr

Meaning of Old Icelandic word "skyldr" in English.

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

skyldr Old Icelandic word can mean:

skyldr
a.
skyldr
1) bound, obliged (ef þér veitit mér þat, þá verð ek s. til at gøra yðvarn vilja);
skyldr
2) due (veita konungi skylda þjónustu);
skyldr
3) urgent, pressing (skylt erendi); mér er skylt, it’s my bounden duty (þat mun konungi skylt þykkja, at ek fara);
skyldr
4) related; s. at frændsemi, related by kinship; mér er maðrinn s., the man is near akin to me; skyld frændsemi, near kinship.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᚴᚢᛚᛏᚱ

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