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skilling¹

Where it comes from

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

verb

  1. gerund, participle, present present participle and gerund of skill

skilling²

Where it comes from

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

noun skillings

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

skilling³

Where it comes from

Compare sheeling.

noun skillings

  1. A bay of a barn. The barn may be built with lean-to's or skillings all round[…]
  2. A small addition to a cottage.

Skilling⁴

Where it comes from

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

proper noun Skillings

  1. A surname from Old English.

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@misc{skilling_2026,
  title = {skilling},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/skilling},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}