skilling

English

Etymology 1

From skill (verb).

Verb

skilling

  1. present participle of skill

Etymology 2

From Danish, Norwegian, and Swedish skilling.

Noun

skilling (plural skillings)

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

Etymology 3

Compare sheeling.

Noun

skilling (plural skillings)

  1. A bay of a barn.
    • 1844, James Atkinson, An Account of the State of Agriculture and Grazing in New South Wales
      The barn may be built with lean-to's or skillings all round […]
  2. A small addition to a cottage.

Anagrams

Danish

Etymology

From Old Norse skillingr.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /skelenɡ/, [ˈsɡ̊elˀeŋ]

Noun

skilling c (singular definite skillingen, plural indefinite skillinger)

  1. skilling (A Scandinavian monetary unit and coin up to the 19th century.)

Inflection

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Norse skillingr, from Proto-Germanic *skillingaz.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɧɪlˌɪŋ/

Noun

skilling c

  1. skilling

Declension

Declension of skilling 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative skilling skillingen skillingar skillingarna
Genitive skillings skillingens skillingars skillingarnas
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