skulan

Gothic

skulan

Cognates

Compare Old Dutch skulan, sulan, Old English sculan, Old High German skulan, sulan, Old Norse skulu, Gothic 𐍃𐌺𐌿𐌻𐌰𐌽 (skulan).

skulan

shall, will
- 9th c., Heliand, verse 621:
  that he scoldi an Bethleem giboran werðan: 'so is an usan bokun giscriƀan
  that he should be born in Bethleem: 'so it is written in our books'
to must, to have to
- 9th c., Heliand, verse 1883:
  Uuesat iu so uuara uuiðar thiu, uuið iro fēcneon dādiun, sō man uuiðar fīundun scal
  Be careful against them, against their dreadful actions, just like one must be (careful) against his enemies

Conjugation of skulan (preterite-present)