Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sculd

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
sculd
IPA
8
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
1
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To accuse (someone) of wrongdoing, especially under the procedure known as sculding.

British usage; Transitive verb

noun

A parting.

British usage

Etymology

From back-formation of sculding. Related to Norwegian skulding (“accusation”).

Usage

Inflected Forms

sculds (present, singular) sculding (participle, present) sculded (participle, past) sculded (past) scould (alternative) skuld (alternative) skuild (alternative) sculds (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

sculding

Questions

What does sculd mean?
To accuse (someone) of wrongdoing, especially under the procedure known as sculding.
Where does sculd come from?
From back-formation of sculding. Related to Norwegian skulding (“accusation”).

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