dhl̥gh-

    dhl̥gh-

    English meaning: debt

    Deutsche Übersetzung: ‘schuld, Verpflichtung”

    Material: O.Ir. dligim “ be entitled to, earn “, M.Welsh dlŭu, with epenthet. vowel dylyu “ withheld, kept back “, Corn. dylly ds., M.Bret. dellit ds., O.Ir. dliged n. “obligation, law, right” (*dhl̥ghito-m), Welsh dled, dyled, me. d(y)lyet f. “ obligation “, besides dlit “ earnings “ (*dhl̥ghītü); Goth. dulgs “ debt “ (in money); O.C.S. dlъgъ “ debt “, Russ. dolg, Ser.-Cr. dûg (gen. dûga), Pol. dɫug, Cz. dluh ds. Goth. dulgs and the Slav. words have probably common origin.

    References: WP. I 868, Trautmann 55.