http://www.word-detective.com/2008/02/skulduggery/ Semper Ubi Sub Ubi Wed, 20 Mar 2013 19:32:55 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.word-detective.com/2008/02/skulduggery/comment-page-1/#comment-25389 Jan Sammer Mon, 17 Oct 2011 13:08:02 +0000 http://www.word-detective.com/2008/02/12/skulduggery/#comment-25389 Given the origin of the word in Minnesota with its large Swedish immigrant population and the original spelling with a single l, my hunch would be that its origin should be traced to the Swedish word "skuld" meaning debt (pl. "skulder"). Originally it probably referred to bilking others with false promises to pay. Given the origin of the word in Minnesota with its large Swedish immigrant population and the original spelling with a single l, my hunch would be that its origin should be traced to the Swedish word “skuld” meaning debt (pl. “skulder”). Originally it probably referred to bilking others with false promises to pay.

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