scyldig

adj 1. guilty, sinful, criminal; 1a.guilty of committing a crime; (1) w.g. of crime; morðres \scyldig guilty of murder; (2) w.i. of crime; synnum \scyldig guilty of sins; 1b. guilty against (wiþ) a person; 2. responsible for, liable for, chargeable with an ill result, (1) w.g.; (2) w.i.; 3. liable for a debt, bound by an obligation; 4. liable to forefeiture, forfeiting, (1) w.g. of forfeit; gif hwá ymb cyninges feorh sierwie, síe hé his féores scyldig and ealles þæs þe hé áge if someone plots about king's treasure, may his treasure be forfeit, and all that he owns; ealdres \scyldig having forfeited his life; (2) w.i.; 5. liable to punishment, deserving of punishment; (1) w.g. of punishment; hé is déaðes scyldig he is deserving of death; (2) w.i.; se biþ dóme scyldig he will be liable to judgment; (3) w.prep. tó liable to; hé wæs scyldig tó hellicre súsle; (4) in debt to; [in all meanings, this word is usually with the genitive]