skylde

Danish

Etymology

From Old Norse skylda, from Proto-Germanic *skuldijōną, cognate with Swedish skylla, German schulden, Old English sċyldan.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /skylə/, [ˈsɡ̊ylə]

Verb

skylde (past tense skyldte, past participle skyldt)

  1. to owe (to have debt, to be in debt)

Conjugation

Conjugation of skylde
active passive
present skylder skyldes
past skyldte skyldtes
infinitive skylde skyldes
imperative skyld
participle
present skyldende
past skyldt
(auxiliary verb have)
gerund skylden

References

Norwegian Bokmål

Verb

skylde (present tense skylder, simple past skyldte, past participle skyldt) (some verb forms omitted until usage is proven)

  1. to owe (something, e.g. money)

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Verb

skylde (present tense skyldar or skylder, past tense skylda or skylde, past participle skylda or skyldt, passive infinitive skyldast, present participle skyldande, imperative skyld)

  1. alternative form of skulde

References

“skylde” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.