Gothic

Romanization

skulan

1. Romanization of 𐍃𐌺𐌿𐌻𐌰𐌽

Old Saxon

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *skulaną. Compare Old Dutch skulan, sulan, Old English sculan, Old High German skulan, sulan, Old Norse skulu, Gothic 𐍃𐌺𐌿𐌻𐌰𐌽 ‎(skulan).

Verb

skulan

1. shall, will
   • that he scoldi an Bethleem giboran werðan: 'so is an usan bokun giscriƀan'‎

     that he should be born in Bethleem: 'so it is written in our books'

     (Heliand, verse 621)
2. to must, to have to
   • Uuesat iu so uuara uuiðar thiu, uuið iro fēcneon dādiun, sō man uuiðar fīundun scal‎

     Be careful against them, against their dreadful actions, just like one must be (careful) against his enemies

     (Heliand, verse 1883)

Conjugation

Descendants

• Low German: schölen