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- adjective rare
Guilty .
Etymologies
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From Middle English shildiȝ, schuldi, from Old English scyldiġ ("guilty, sinful, criminal"), equivalent to shild + -y. Cognate with West Frisian skildich ("guilty"), Dutch schuldig ("guilty"), German schuldig ("guilty"), Swedish skyldig ("guilty").
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