No. 935 in Icelandic
skyldi
"Skyldi" is the past subjunctive or conditional form of "skulu," meaning "should" or "would" in English, depending on context.
In a sentence
Á ég að fara ef ég skyldi hitta einhverjátvr?
Should I go in case I might meet someone?
The term 'skyldi' is used to denote conditional possibility, indicating 'in case I might'.
Ég skyldi hann sem ákveðinn mann.
I understood him as a determined person.
Here, 'skyldi' is interpreted as the past subjunctive form of 'skilja', meaning 'to understand'.
Hvers vegna skyldi það ekki vera rétt?
Why should that not be correct?
In this sentence, 'skyldi' conveys a subjunctive mood in questioning probability or reasoning.
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