SKYLD

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

SKYLD

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 SKYLD

f. another form for skuld (q. v.), a tax, due; með sköttum ok skyldum, Eg. 280: an incumbrance, outgoing, on an estate or the like, hann lagði þessa skyld á heima-land, … bóndi skal greiða, etc., Vm. 112; Heggstaði gaf Herra Ketill með þeirri skyld, at bóndi skal lúka …, 116; sú er skyld á Tjörn, at þar skal vera prestr, Jm. 25; kenni-manna skyld, obligatory maintenance of a person; þar er tveggja presta skyld, Vm. 13; skyldir úloknar, dues unpaid, Gþl. 276.

2 SKYLD

II. sake, [Dan. skyld]; fyrir mina skyld, for my sake, Fms. i. 3 (skuld, Grett. 102 A); fyrir Guðs skyld, for God’s sake, Dipl. iv. 8; fyrir þann (sic) skyld, Stj. 125 (þann skuld, Grett. 143 A).

3 SKYLD

III. gen. skyldar-, = due, obligatory, prefixed to another noun: skyldar-embætti, Sks. 125, 485, 487; skyldar-evrendi, business. Eg. 319; skyldar-farleiga, Gþl. 415; skyldar-gisting, Bs. i. 807; skyldar-maðr = skuldarmaðr; skyldar-mál, Sks. 285; skyldar-nauðsyn, 636; skyldar-reiða, 494; skyldar-sýsla, 258, 600; skyldar-vápn, Jb. 187.

Runic Inscription

ᛋᚴᚢᛚᛏ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

Dan
Danish.
Dan.
Danish.
etc.
et cetera.
f.
feminine.
gen.
genitive.
id
idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
l.
Linnæus.
m.
masculine.
n.
neuter.
pl.
plural.
q. v.
quod vide.
v.
vide, verb.

Works & Authors

Bs.
Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
Dipl.
Diplomatarium. (J. I.)
Eg.
Egils Saga. (D. II.)
Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Grett.
Grettis Saga. (D. II.)
Gþl.
Gulaþings-lög. (B. II.)
Jb.
Jóns-bók. (B. III.)
Jm.
Jóns-máldagi. (J. I.)
Sks.
Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)
Stj.
Stjórn. (F. I.)
Vm.
Vilkins-máldagi. (J. I.)

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