scyldig

Old English

adj
Definitions
  • guilty, sinful, criminal, worthy of punishment, forfeiting, liable for a debt or bound by an obligation

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Germanic *skuldīgaz suffix from Old English sċyld (guilt, due, obligation, fault, debt, offence, sin, liability, crime).

Origin

Old English

sċyld

Gloss

guilt, due, obligation, fault, debt, offence, sin, liability, crime

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