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skyld homograph 1

noun feminine or masculinesubstantiv hunkjønn eller hankjønn

blame, fault · guilt · debt

EtymologyOpphav

norrønt skuld, skyld Old Norse skuld, skyld

Senses and Example SentencesBetydning og bruk

  1. ansvar for skade, feil, uhell eller lignende responsibility for damage, a fault, an accident or the like
    • gi noen skylden for noe to blame someone for something
    • legge skylden på andre to put the blame on others
    • ta på seg skylden for noe to take the blame for something
    • være uten skyld i det som skjedde to be blameless in what happened
    • det var jeg som fikk skylden for uhellet I was the one who got the blame for the accident
  2. synd, feil sin, wrongdoing
    • bekjenne sin skyld to confess one's guilt
  3. gjeld (I, 1)debt debtgjeld (I, 1)
    • sitte i skyld til oppover ørene to be up to one's ears in debt
  4. avgift, skatt eller ytelse, særlig på fast eiendom;
    jamfør landskyldland rent, ground rent (paid by a tenant farmer)
    a due, tax or payment, especially on real property;
    compare landskyldland rent, ground rent (paid by a tenant farmer)

Set phrasesFaste uttrykk

for ... skyld med hensyn til with regard to Eng. phrasefor the sake of
  • jeg skal gjøre det for din skyld I'll do it for your sake
  • for moro skyld just for fun
  • for barnets skyld for the child's sake
for en gangs skyld bare denne ene gangen just this one time Eng. phrasefor once