skyld

Danish

/skylˀ/

noun
Definitions
  • blame, guilt responsibility for wrongdoing
  • fault responsibility for a mistake
  • sake
  • debt

Etymology

Inherited from Old Norse skuld inherited from Proto-Germanic *skuldiz (guilt, obligation, obliged).

Origin

Proto-Germanic

*skuldiz

Gloss

guilt, obligation, obliged

Concept
Semantic Field

Emotions and values

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

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