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

to owe

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

Attested in Caedmon's Hymn ("sculon"), Ætherlwold's Reforms ("sċolde"), Exeter Book Riddle 5 ("sċeal")

originates from: PGmc *skulan- "shall, to be obliged to" (skulan- > skolan > sċolan) through pgmc-to-oe
(source: Kroonen 2013:450)
Inflected forms
sċolde "be obliged.pst.3sg" (oe-past-3sg)
sculon "be obliged.pres.1pl" (oe-1pl)
sċeal "be obliged.pres.1sg" (oe-1sg)

Paradigms
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