skylde

owe

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* owe;

(være i gæld) owe money ( fx he owes money all round);

[skylde én noget] owe somebody something, owe something to somebody,

(kunne takke én for) owe something to somebody, owe somebody something ( fx I owe him my life);

[du skylder dig selv at] you owe it to yourself to;

[skylde for kost og logi] owe for one's board and lodging;

[hvad skylder jeg fornøjelsen]

(af Deres besøg) to what do I owe this pleasure?

[hvad jeg skylder mine lærere] my indebtedness to (el. what I owe to) my teachers.