sculd

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verb

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

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Meanings

sculd1

verbsculd (third-person singular simple present sculds, present participle sculding, simple past and past participle sculded)

present singular third person sculds · participle present sculding · participle past sculded · past sculded · alternative scould · alternative skuld · alternative skuild

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

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nounsculd (plural sculds)

plural sculds

  1. UKdialectalrareA parting.

Origin

sculd · verb

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

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sculd · noun

Related to Old Norse skilja (“to divide”).

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Cite this entry
APA

sculd. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sculd

MLA

“sculd.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sculd. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sculd,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sculd.

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