skilling

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noun

A Scandinavian monetary unit and coin up to the 19th century. (A subdivision of the Swedish riksdaler, the Danish and Norwegian rigsdaler and speciedaler).

OriginSwedish skilling →
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Meanings

skilling1

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of skill

skilling2

nounskilling (plural skillings)

plural skillings

  1. historicalA Scandinavian monetary unit and coin up to the 19th century. (A subdivision of the Swedish riksdaler, the Danish and Norwegian rigsdaler and speciedaler).

skilling3

nounskilling (plural skillings)

plural skillings

  1. A bay of a barn.

    The barn may be built with lean-to's or skillings all round[…]

    1844, James Atkinson, An Account of the State of Agriculture and Grazing in New South Wales
  2. A small addition to a cottage.

Skilling4

proper nounSkilling (plural Skillings)

plural Skillings

  1. A surname from Old English.

Origin

skilling · verb

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

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skilling · noun

  1. Swedishskilling
  2. Englishskilling

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

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skilling · noun

Compare sheeling.

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Skilling · proper noun

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

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Cite this entry
APA

skilling. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/skilling

MLA

“skilling.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/skilling. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “skilling,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/skilling.

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