Etymology

skilling

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Today it means: A Scandinavian monetary unit and coin up to the 19th century. (A subdivision of the Swedish riksdaler, the Danish and Norwegian rigsdaler and speciedaler). Full definition →

Swedish skilling
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skilling · verb1

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

skilling · noun2

  1. Swedish · borrowed fromskilling
  2. English todayskilling

From Danish, Norwegian, and Swedish skilling. Doublet of shilling.

skilling · noun3

Compare sheeling.

Skilling · proper noun4

Scottish patronymic surname from the Old English personal name Sċilling, which is possibly related to sċyl (“sonorous”).

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