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sculd

sculd

English

Alternative forms

Verb

sculd (third-person singular simple present sculds, present participle sculding, simple past and past participle sculded)

  1. (transitive, Britain dialectal, Scotland) To accuse (someone) of wrong-doing, especially under the procedure known as sculding.
Related terms
  • sculding

Etymology 2

Related to Old Norse skilja (to divide).

Noun

sculd (plural sculds)

  1. (rare, Britain dialectal) A parting.

Old High German

Etymology

Derived from the Old High German verb sculan

Noun

sculd f

  1. debt

Descendants