Meaning of skyld | Babel Free

Definitions

1. blame, guilt (responsibility for wrongdoing)
   common-gender, no-plural
2. fault (responsibility for a mistake)
   common-gender, no-plural
3. sake
   common-gender, no-plural
4. debt
   common-gender, no-plural

Equivalents

Examples

“Der var ingen tvivl om den anklagedes skyld.”

There was no doubt about the accused's guilt.

“Det er din skyld at vi tabte matchen.”

It's your fault that we lost the match.

“Det er kun for børnenes skyld at vi endnu ikke er blevet skilt.”

It is only for the children's sake that we have not yet divorced.

“Og forlad os vor skyld,”

Lord's Prayer And forgive us our debts,

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