Skyld

Viking Language Dictionary - skyld

Meaning of Old Norse / Old Icelandic word "skyld"

skyld
<pl -ir> f tax, due; incumbrance (on an estate); reason, sake

Possible runic inscriptions in Younger Futhark:

  • - Long branch (Danish):ᛋᚴᚢᛚᛏ
  • - Short twig (Swedish & Norwegian):ᛌᚴᚢᛚᛐ

Abbreviations used:

f
feminine
n
neuter
pl
plural
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