scult

Old Dutch

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *skuldi, from Proto-Germanic *skuldiz.

Noun

scult f

  1. obligation
  2. debt
  3. fault

Inflection

Declension of scult (feminine i-stem noun)
case singular plural
nominative scult sculdi
accusative scult sculdi
genitive sculdi sculdo
dative sculdi sculdin, sculdon

Descendants

  • Middle Dutch: schult, schout
    • Dutch: schuld, schoud (dialectal)
      • Afrikaans: skuld
        • → Sotho: sekoloto
        • → Tswana: sekoloto
        • → Zulu: isikweletu
      • Berbice Creole Dutch: skolo
      • Jersey Dutch: sxjilt
      • Negerhollands: skuld, skylt, schuild
      • → Indonesian: kesalahan (semantic loan)
    • Limburgish: sjöldj

References

  • “skult”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012
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