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Webster 1913 Edition
Skilling
Skil′ling
(skĭl′lĭng)
, Noun.
[Cf.
Sheeling
.] A bay of a barn; also, a slight addition to a cottage.
[Prov. Eng.]
Skil′ling
,Noun.
[Sw. & Dan. See
Shilling
.] A money of account in Sweden, Norway, Denmark, and North Germany, and also a coin. It had various values, from three fourths of a cent in Norway to more than two cents in Lübeck.
Webster 1828 Edition
Skilling
SKIL'LING
,Noun.
Definition 2024
skilling
skilling
English
Verb
skilling
- present participle of skill
Etymology 2
Noun
skilling (plural skillings)
- A Scandinavian monetary unit and coin up to the 19th century. (A subdivision of the Swedish riksdaler, the Danish and Norwegian rigsdaler and speciedaler).
See also
Etymology 3
Compare sheeling.
Noun
skilling (plural skillings)
- A bay of a barn.
- 1844, James Atkinson, An Account of the State of Agriculture and Grazing in New South Wales
- The barn may be built with lean-to's or skillings all round […]
- 1844, James Atkinson, An Account of the State of Agriculture and Grazing in New South Wales
- A small addition to a cottage.
Anagrams
Danish
Etymology
From Old Norse skillingr.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /skelenɡ/, [ˈsɡ̊elˀeŋ]
Noun
skilling c (singular definite skillingen, plural indefinite skillinger)
- skilling (A Scandinavian monetary unit and coin up to the 19th century.)
Inflection
Inflection of skilling
| common gender |
Singular | Plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | skilling | skillingen | skillinger | skillingerne |
| genitive | skillings | skillingens | skillingers | skillingernes |
Swedish
Etymology
From Old Norse skillingr, from Proto-Germanic *skillingaz.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɧɪlˌɪŋ/
Noun
skilling c
Declension
| Inflection of skilling | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | skilling | skillingen | skillingar | skillingarna |
| Genitive | skillings | skillingens | skillingars | skillingarnas |