skilja

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse skilja, from Proto-Germanic *skiljaną, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kelH-.

Verb

skilja

  1. to understand
  2. to divide

Conjugation
Conjugation of skilja (group v-21-11)
infinitive skilja
supine skilt
participle (a7/a5)1 skiljandi skildur/
skiltur
present past
first singular skilji/
skili		 skildi/
skilti
second singular skilur/
skilir		 skildi/
skilti
third singular skilur/
skilir		 skildi/
skilti
plural skilja skildu/
skiltu
imperative
singular skil!
plural skiljið!
1Only the past participle being declined.

Gothic

Romanization

skilja

  1. Romanization of 𐍃𐌺𐌹𐌻𐌾𐌰

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse skilja, from Proto-Germanic *skiljaną, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kelH-.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈscɪlja/
  • Rhymes: -ɪlja

Verb

skilja (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative skildi, supine skilið)

  1. (transitive, with accusative) to separate
  2. (transitive, with accusative) to understand
    Ég skil ekki.
    I don't understand.
    Fyrirgefðu, en ég skil ekki frönsku.
    I'm sorry but I don't understand French.
  3. (intransitive) to divorce

Conjugation
skilja — active voice (germynd)
infinitive
(nafnháttur)		 að skilja
supine
(sagnbót)		 skilið
present participle
(lýsingarháttur nútíðar)		 skiljandi
indicative
(framsöguháttur)		 subjunctive
(viðtengingarháttur)
present
(nútíð)		 ég skil við skiljum present
(nútíð)		 ég skilji við skiljum
þú skilur þið skiljið þú skiljir þið skiljið
hann, hún, það skilur þeir, þær, þau skilja hann, hún, það skilji þeir, þær, þau skilji
past
(þátíð)		 ég skildi við skildum past
(þátíð)		 ég skildi við skildum
þú skildir þið skilduð þú skildir þið skilduð
hann, hún, það skildi þeir, þær, þau skildu hann, hún, það skildi þeir, þær, þau skildu
imperative
(boðháttur)		 skil (þú) skiljið (þið)
Forms with appended personal pronoun
skildu skiljiði *
* Spoken form, usually not written; in writing, the unappended plural form (optionally followed by the full pronoun) is preferred.
skiljast — mediopassive voice (miðmynd)
infinitive
(nafnháttur)		 að skiljast
supine
(sagnbót)		 skilist
present participle
(lýsingarháttur nútíðar)		 skiljandist **
** the mediopassive present participle is extremely rare and normally not used; it is never used attributively or predicatively, only for explicatory subclauses
indicative
(framsöguháttur)		 subjunctive
(viðtengingarháttur)
present
(nútíð)		 ég skilst við skiljumst present
(nútíð)		 ég skiljist við skiljumst
þú skilst þið skiljist þú skiljist þið skiljist
hann, hún, það skilst þeir, þær, þau skiljast hann, hún, það skiljist þeir, þær, þau skiljist
past
(þátíð)		 ég skildist við skildumst past
(þátíð)		 ég skildist við skildumst
þú skildist þið skildust þú skildist þið skildust
hann, hún, það skildist þeir, þær, þau skildust hann, hún, það skildist þeir, þær, þau skildust
imperative
(boðháttur)		 skilst (þú) skilist (þið)
Forms with appended personal pronoun
skilstu skilisti *
* Spoken form, usually not written; in writing, the unappended plural form (optionally followed by the full pronoun) is preferred.
skilinn — past participle (lýsingarháttur þátíðar)
strong declension
(sterk beyging)		 singular (eintala) plural (fleirtala)
masculine
(karlkyn)		 feminine
(kvenkyn)		 neuter
(hvorugkyn)		 masculine
(karlkyn)		 feminine
(kvenkyn)		 neuter
(hvorugkyn)
nominative
(nefnifall)		 skilinn skilin skilið skildir skildar skilin
accusative
(þolfall)		 skilinn skilda skilið skilda skildar skilin
dative
(þágufall)		 skildum skilinni skildu skildum skildum skildum
genitive
(eignarfall)		 skilins skilinnar skilins skilinna skilinna skilinna
weak declension
(veik beyging) 		singular (eintala) plural (fleirtala)
masculine
(karlkyn)		 feminine
(kvenkyn)		 neuter
(hvorugkyn)		 masculine
(karlkyn)		 feminine
(kvenkyn)		 neuter
(hvorugkyn)
nominative
(nefnifall)		 skildi skilda skilda skildu skildu skildu
accusative
(þolfall)		 skilda skildu skilda skildu skildu skildu
dative
(þágufall)		 skilda skildu skilda skildu skildu skildu
genitive
(eignarfall)		 skilda skildu skilda skildu skildu skildu

Synonyms
  • (separate): aðskilja
  • (understand): botna í, sjá, undirstanda (obsolete)
  • (divorce): slíta sambúð

Derived terms
Derived terms
  • ég skil ekki
  • eiga skilinn (to deserve something)
  • segja skilið við (to leave something, to put something behind one)
  • skilinn
  • skilja á milli (to distinguish)
  • skilja að (to divide in two)
  • skilja eftir (to leave something, to leave something behind)
  • skilja ekkert í (to be unable to understand something, make no sense of something)
  • skilja frá (to separate something from something else)
  • skilja hvað klukkan slær
  • skilja mjólkina (to separate milk and cream)
  • skiljast
  • skiljast að (to part, to separate)
  • skilja sundur (to take apart)
  • skilja undan (to make an exception of)
  • skilja við (to die)
  • vera skildir að skiptum (to have nothing to do with someone from now on)

Anagrams

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology 1

From Old Norse skilja, from Proto-Germanic *skiljaną.

Alternative forms

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /²ʃɪlja/, /²sçɪlja/

Verb

skilja (present tense skil, past tense skilde, past participle skilt, passive infinitive skiljast, present participle skiljande, imperative skil)

  1. (transitive) to separate
  2. (transitive) to divide
  3. (reflexive) to differ (frå / from)
  4. (reflexive) to divorce
Derived terms

Noun

skilja n

  1. definite plural of skilje

References

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *skiljaną (“to separate, limit”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kelH- (“to split, cut”). Compare Old Armenian ցելում (cʿelum). Cognate with Old English scylian, scielian (“to divide, separate”). More at skill.

Verb

skilja

  1. to part, divide, separate
  2. to break off, break up
  3. to part company, take leave
  4. to distinguish, discern
  5. to understand, find out
  6. to decide, settle
  7. to set apart, reserve for one

Conjugation
Conjugation of skilja — active (weak class 1)
infinitive skilja
present participle skiljandi
past participle skildr, skiliðr, skilinn
indicative present past
1st-person singular skil skilda
2nd-person singular skilr skildir
3rd-person singular skilr skildi
1st-person plural skiljum skildum
2nd-person plural skilið skilduð
3rd-person plural skilja skildu
subjunctive present past
1st-person singular skilja skilda
2nd-person singular skilir skildir
3rd-person singular skili skildi
1st-person plural skilim skildim
2nd-person plural skilið skildið
3rd-person plural skili skildi
imperative present
2nd-person singular skil
1st-person plural skiljum
2nd-person plural skilið
Conjugation of skilja — mediopassive (weak class 1)
infinitive skiljask
present participle skiljandisk
past participle skilzk, skilizk
indicative present past
1st-person singular skiljumk skildumk
2nd-person singular skilsk skildisk
3rd-person singular skilsk skildisk
1st-person plural skiljumsk skildumsk
2nd-person plural skilizk skilduzk
3rd-person plural skiljask skildusk
subjunctive present past
1st-person singular skiljumk skildumk
2nd-person singular skilisk skildisk
3rd-person singular skilisk skildisk
1st-person plural skilimsk skildimsk
2nd-person plural skilizk skildizk
3rd-person plural skilisk skildisk
imperative present
2nd-person singular skilsk
1st-person plural skiljumsk
2nd-person plural skilizk

Descendants
  • Icelandic: skilja
  • Faroese: skilja
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: skilja
  • Old Swedish: skilia
  • Old Danish: skilia

References
  • “skilja”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic‎, Oxford: Clarendon Press

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish skilia, from Old Norse skilja, from Proto-Germanic *skiljaną (“to separate, limit”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kelH- (“to split, cut”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /²ɧɪlja/
  • audio(file)

Verb

skilja (present skiljer, preterite skilde or skiljde, supine skilt or skiljt, imperative skilj)

  1. to separate; to cause to be separate
  2. to separate; to divide into separate parts
  3. to tell apart; to discern, to differentiate
  4. (reflexive) to differ; to be different
  5. (reflexive) to divorce; to end one's marriage

Conjugation
Conjugation of skilja (weak)
Active Passive
Infinitive skilja skiljas
Supine skilt skilts
Imperative skilj —
Imper. plural1 skiljen —
Present Past Present Past
Indicative skiljer skilde skiljs, skiljes skildes
Ind. plural1 skilja skilde skiljas skildes
Subjunctive2 skilje skilde skiljes skildes
Participles
Present participle skiljande
Past participle skild
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Derived terms

Further reading
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