skilling

1
[ skil-ing ]
/ ˈskɪl ɪŋ /

noun

a former silver coin of Denmark, Sweden, and the Danish West Indies.
any of various former copper coins of Sweden and Norway.

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Origin of skilling

1
1690–1700; < Danish; cognate with shilling

Words nearby skilling

skilled, skilled labor, skilless, skillet, skillful, skilling, skillion, skilly, skim, skim milk, skim off

Definition for skilling (2 of 3)

skilling2
[ skil-ing ]
/ ˈskɪl ɪŋ /

noun

skillion.

Definition for skilling (3 of 3)

skill2
[ skil ]
/ skɪl /

verb (used without object) Archaic.

to matter.
to help; avail.

Origin of skill

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1150–1200; Middle English skilien < Old Norse skilja to distinguish, divide, akin to skil (see skill1), Old English scylian to separate, Gothic skilja butcher, Lithuanian skélti to split
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British Dictionary definitions for skilling (1 of 2)

skilling
/ (ˈskɪlɪŋ) /

noun

a former Scandinavian coin of low denomination

Word Origin for skilling

C18: from Danish and Swedish; see shilling

British Dictionary definitions for skilling (2 of 2)

skill
/ (skɪl) /

noun

special ability in a task, sport, etc, esp ability acquired by training
something, esp a trade or technique, requiring special training or manual proficiency
obsolete understanding

Derived forms of skill

skill-less or skilless, adjective

Word Origin for skill

C12: from Old Norse skil distinction; related to Middle Low German schēle, Middle Dutch geschil difference
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