be obliged.pst.3sg

sċulan

V (v-pret-pres, v-strong-4)

to owe

Source: https://bosworthtoller.com/27073, https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/sculan#Old_English

originates from: PGmc *skulan- 'shall, to be obliged to' (skulan- > skolan > sċolan) through pgmc-to-oe

(source: Kroonen 2013:450)

Inflected forms

sculon 'be obliged.pres.1pl' (oe-1pl) in Caedmon's Hymn

sċeal 'be obliged.pres.1sg' (oe-1sg) in Exeter Book Riddle 5

Paradigms