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verschuld

Verschuld is a rare or archaic form in Dutch related to the concept of owing money. In contemporary standard Dutch, the common adjectives and nouns used to express this idea are verschuldigd (owed or due) and verschulding or indebtedness, rather than verschuld as a standalone word. The prefix ver- attached to schuld (debt) indicates a state or result of owing.

Etymology and meaning

The term derives from the noun schuld (debt) with the prefix ver-, which in many Dutch compounds

Usage in language

In current Dutch, you would more often encounter phrases like het bedrag is verschuldigd (the amount is

Related terms

Related terms include schuld (debt), verschuldigd (due, owing), and verschulding (indebtedness). The modern vocabulary favors verschuldigd

See also: Schuld, Verschulding, Verschuldigd.

signals
a
resulting
condition
or
obligation.
Verschuld
is
therefore
connected
to
the
notion
of
having
incurred
a
liability
or
having
an
amount
that
must
be
paid.
In
modern
usage,
verschuldigd
is
the
typical
form
to
describe
obligations,
and
verschulding
denotes
the
state
of
being
indebted.
owed)
or
de
verschuldigde
rente
(the
owed
interest).
Verschulding
is
used
in
formal
or
legal-financial
contexts
to
refer
to
the
concept
of
indebtedness
or
the
total
amount
owed.
Because
verschuld
is
not
common
in
modern
writing,
it
appears
mainly
in
historical,
dialectal,
or
stylistic
contexts,
or
as
a
stem
in
older
documents.
and
verschulding
for
clarity
in
everyday
and
official
language.