Skuld

skuld English Etymology From en non Skuld, from en ine-pro *skel- to be obligated. See en should. Pronunciation en /skʊld/ Proper noun en Norse mythology the en Norn of the en future Holonyms en Norn Coordinate terms en Urd en Verdandi German de: Etymology From de non Skuld. Pronunciation de /skʊlt/ de De-Skuld.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>) Proper noun f.gen:s:-[with an article] de Norse mythology Skuld Declension f.gen:s:-[with an article].sg Holonyms de Norne Coordinate terms de Urd de Werdandi Norwegian Nynorsk nn: Pronunciation nn /skʊl(d)/ nn skuld Etymology 1 From nn non Skuld, from non skuld, whence also nn skuld. Proper noun nn proper noun f nn Norse mythology en Skuld, the Norn of the future Related terms nn skuld debt, blame Etymology 2 nn:Miseryfjellet From nn Skuld. (see above) Proper noun nn proper noun f nn peak of the mtn/Misery Mountain island/Bear Island in the arch:suf/Svalbard c/Norway See also nn norne nn Urd nn Verdande Old Norse Etymology See non skuld. The name literally means debt, or obligation; thus, what is bound to happen, the future. Proper noun f non Norse mythology one of the three Norns Vǫluspá, verse 20, in 1867, S. Bugge, Norrœn fornkvæði: Sæmundar Edda hins fróða. Christiania, page 4: non Þaðan koma meyjar / margs vitandiþrjár, ór þeim sal / er und þolli stendr;Urð hétu eina, / aðra Verðandi,skáru á skíði, / Skuld ina þriðju;þær lög lögðu, / þær líf kuru alda börnum, / örlög seggja. Thence come maidens / much knowingthree from the hall / which under that tree stands;Urd hight the one, / the second Verdandi,on a tablet they graved, / Skuld the third;Laws they established, / life allottedto the sons of men, / destinies pronounced. Declension Skuld Skuld Skuld sing-indef Coordinate terms non Urðr non Verðandi Related terms non skulu Further reading Orchard, Andy (1997). Dictionary of Norse Myth and Legend.