shild

Middle English

noun
Definitions
  • Debt; fault; guilt.

Etymology

Inherited from Old English sċyld (guilt, due, obligation, fault, debt, offence, sin, liability, crime) inherited from Proto-Germanic *skuldiz (guilt, obligation, obliged) derived from Proto-Indo-European *skel- (owe, be obligated, be guilty, cut, be under obligation, split, shall, sound, must, ring, resound).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*skel-

Gloss

owe, be obligated, be guilty, cut, be under obligation, split, shall, sound, must, ring, resound

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